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Re:Facebook reverses on paid influencers after Bloomberg memes by baddox on Friday February 14, 2020 @05:42PM (#22331149)
It's not at all crazy to imagine laws that simply limit the total amount of money spent on a campaign, regardless of where it comes from.
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Re:Facebook reverses on paid influencers after Bloomberg memes by humanrebar on Friday February 14, 2020 @06:15PM (#22331394)
What if he just makes a feature film about himself and gives out free tickets? I don't see that there is such a clear distinction between a campaign and other speech.
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Re:Facebook reverses on paid influencers after Bloomberg memes by baddox on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @03:37PM (#22360127)
Well, answering those questions is precisely the goal of campaign finance regulation.
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