Zuckerberg doubles down on Facebook political ads policy after Twitter ban

Re:Zuckerberg doubles down on Facebook political ads policy ... by sjwright on Thursday October 31, 2019 @10:43AM (#21409348)

You're arguing a point nobody is defending. Obviously it costs money to speak loudly. The question is whether political speech can withstand the age of overwhelming scale, extreme anonymity, weaponised psychology and machine learning.

This is a problem far greater than literally anything that could be broadcast in a radio spot. And for now, the photocopiers and push pollers still exist no matter what happens with Facebook.

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Re:Zuckerberg doubles down on Facebook political ads policy ... by ben509 on Thursday October 31, 2019 @10:57AM (#21409503)

> The question is whether political speech can withstand the age of overwhelming scale, extreme anonymity, weaponised psychology and machine learning.

Except no one has proposed banning bots, machine learning, or shutting down anonymous actors. Those are all boogeymen.

Any paid ad can be required to be transparent to whatever degree we want to impose on the advertiser.

That's why, honestly phrased, this question would be, "will my side continue to stay in power if the other side is allowed to get their message out?"

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Re:Zuckerberg doubles down on Facebook political ads policy ... by sjwright on Thursday October 31, 2019 @11:13AM (#21409665)

To be clear, my objection isn't to all online advertising but specifically to Zuckerberg defending Facebook's current policy with an appeal to free speech. It's not for Facebook to protect your rights here.

I don't think any Government should force Facebook's hand; rather they should seek to protect their social license and act independently in their own best long-term interests—as Jack Dorsey recently did for Twitter.

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