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Re:Meta to stop running political ads on Facebook and Instag... by andrepd on Friday July 25, 2025 @10:10AM (#44683329)
Of course. Literally every time I search anything in my native language on incognito youtube or a fresh instagram, I immediately get suggested propaganda videos from the local far-right party. Who needs ads when you've got The Algorithm on your side?
Re:Meta to stop running political ads on Facebook and Instag... by bigbadfeline on Friday July 25, 2025 @11:15AM (#44684100)
The Algorithm is present here to, there are dedicated down-voting accounts, many of which are far-right and apparently well funded... They monitor for comments that don't fit their propaganda and down-vote them - no argument, no explanation, no interaction. It was done to your comment too, so I had to intervene.