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Re:Facebook and Google are considering banning micro targeti... by duskwuff on Thursday November 07, 2019 @04:11PM (#21477287)
It also removes the ability to target problematic messages to audiences which are more likely to receive those messages favorably. Which is good!

For example, if a candidate were to promise to "drive <group> out of the country", they should not be able to limit that message's visibility to audiences which exclude that group.

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Re:Facebook and Google are considering banning micro targeti... by jonplackett on Thursday November 07, 2019 @07:10PM (#21478850)
exactly. you force them to just deliver one message to everyone and it has to be consistent. it would force all parties back towards the political centre ground.

i hope this happens, and quick. we have an election happening here in the UK and facebook just said they're happy for the tories to use misleadingly edited clips in their ads.

a massive problem deserves a massive response and this should be it.

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