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Re:Dissent at Facebook over hands-off stance on political ads by bilbo0s on Monday October 28, 2019 @05:52PM (#21382116)
FEC rules don't really cover who sees what, they cover what anyone can see.

Now we can expand on those rules to dictate who can see what, but no matter who views the ad, it would likely be bland, and confer no new viewpoint at all. Lest it fall afoul of FEC rules.

What we're really talking about with FEC rules, is a return to the middle, because extremist views can be shut down by pointing out misleading content in the ads and subsequently rejecting them. Whereas the bland, meaningless stuff will always be free of any misleading content, and be subsequently approved.

Re:Dissent at Facebook over hands-off stance on political ads by nimblegorilla on Monday October 28, 2019 @06:31PM (#21382459)
> Whereas the bland, meaningless stuff will always be free of any misleading content, and be subsequently approved.

I'm not sure what media you consume, but TV and radio ads always seem filled with misleading content about political rivals.