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Re:Canadian government pulls all advertising, escalating sho... by onlyrealcuzzo on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @01:42PM (#36604030)
Who is living under a rock and not getting bombarded with political BS every second on FB but seeing FB ads from PBS?

I'm just not sure that's a good forum for governments to try to get out a message.

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Re:Canadian government pulls all advertising, escalating sho... by throw0101c on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @01:53PM (#36604246)
If social media platforms can identify certain demographics, like those who smoke cigarettes, then why wouldn't the government use that to target 'Would you like help to quit smoking?' program availability ads to them?

* https://www.ontario.ca/page/support-quit-smoking

* https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/smoking-toba...

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Re:Canadian government pulls all advertising, escalating sho... by rightbyte on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @04:55PM (#36606969)
The government can put ads on the packages of cigarettes them self for free. Without the moral defeat of benefiting from spyware.

Why would you want to waste tax money on Zuckerberg's mansions.

Etc.

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