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Re:Facebook’s ties to India’s ruling party complicate its fi... by dheera on Saturday August 29, 2020 @04:40PM (#24319269)
I've always wondered why Facebook's role in the US elections is such a hotly debated topic but Facebook's role in the elections of all the other democracies in the world is not touched upon at all.
Re:Facebook’s ties to India’s ruling party complicate its fi... by retrac on Saturday August 29, 2020 @04:55PM (#24319367)
It's certainly a topic for discussion in the other democracies. Before COVID-19 sent everything haywire, Canada's parliament was holding sessions on the question of American electoral interference on social media.

Once it's back on track, Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook's management have a good chance of having arrest warrants issued if they don't start actually testifying and cooperating.

Re:Facebook’s ties to India’s ruling party complicate its fi... by pjc50 on Saturday August 29, 2020 @04:52PM (#24319343)
Well, that's because news coverage and forums are very heavily biased towards reporting on the US. Even in non-US countries.

There has been some discussion of the effects of Cambridge Analytica on the Brexit referendum and UK elections. However, in the UK, traditional media ownership and cronyism is more of a serious problem.

Re:Facebook’s ties to India’s ruling party complicate its fi... by whoevercares on Saturday August 29, 2020 @07:46PM (#24320214)
Most people hold double/triple standards