Zuckerberg doubles down on Facebook political ads policy after Twitter ban

Post by freddie_mercury » Thu, Oct 31, 2019, 1:52 PM UTC

chrischen wrote: post #5

> "Ads can be an important part of voice - especially for candidates and advocacy groups the media might not otherwise cover so they can get their message into debates," he added. Another tool in the arsenal of the rich and powerful to give them more of a voice than the average person, is another way to look at it. Facebook are profiting from both sides. They’re a news site that’s simultaneously FOX News and MSNBC al…

Post by samastur » Thu, Oct 31, 2019, 1:57 PM UTC

readams wrote: post #2

We simultaneously fear the power of Facebook but then demand they become the final arbiter of the truth, censoring even the speech of our political leaders. Why did we think this was a good idea again? Ask China their opinion on the value of being the one to decide what is true.

Post by dominotw » Thu, Oct 31, 2019, 1:57 PM UTC

Traster wrote: post #4

>Ads can be an important part of voice - especially for candidates and advocacy groups the media might not otherwise cover so they can get their message into debates It's interesting how hard Zuck is working to try and conflate the idea of 'free speech' with paid advertisements. To put it another way, if advertising on Facebook is part of my free speech, surely Zuck must run my adverts despite the fact I have no mone…

Post by buboard » Thu, Oct 31, 2019, 1:59 PM UTC

Post by justin66 » Thu, Oct 31, 2019, 2:00 PM UTC