Bloomberg bankrolls a social-media army • Hacker News Board

Re: Bloomberg bankrolls a social-media army

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Post by ngngngng » Wed, Feb 19, 2020, 6:43 PM UTC

ulfw wrote: post #19

tyfon wrote: post #4

I don't even.. wow.. Talk about buying the election. Are anyone going to be fooled by this? Edit: does facebook and twitter require that you disclose any payments you get for posting?

People got fooled by Trump. Anything can happen.

I mean I didn't like any of the alternatives either. There's only two teams and I don't like them. What do I do?

Re: Bloomberg bankrolls a social-media army

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Post by oth001 » Wed, Feb 19, 2020, 6:44 PM UTC

user00012-ab wrote: post #6

tyfon wrote: post #4

I don't even.. wow.. Talk about buying the election. Are anyone going to be fooled by this? Edit: does facebook and twitter require that you disclose any payments you get for posting?

Yes, 90% of the population is fooled by this.

Is this based on facts or just your opinion? I'm willing to bet 90% of the population isn't fooled by it.

Re: Bloomberg bankrolls a social-media army

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Post by gjs278 » Wed, Feb 19, 2020, 6:45 PM UTC

user00012-ab wrote: post #6

tyfon wrote: post #4

I don't even.. wow.. Talk about buying the election. Are anyone going to be fooled by this? Edit: does facebook and twitter require that you disclose any payments you get for posting?

Yes, 90% of the population is fooled by this.

oh right, but you are so smart that it can’t affect you.

Re: Bloomberg bankrolls a social-media army

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Post by gjs278 » Wed, Feb 19, 2020, 6:45 PM UTC

drenvuk wrote: post #10

werber wrote: post #7

Are they requiring them to #ad the posts?

This is a really good question and I'd like to see some fines dished out if they're not.

I wouldn’t. there’s no reason anyone should have to disclose if something is an ad.

Re: Bloomberg bankrolls a social-media army

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Post by sigmaprimus » Wed, Feb 19, 2020, 6:45 PM UTC

I'm looking forward to the debate tonite, hopefully Bloomberg will get to show everyone what kind of candidate he really is.

I still think his entire campaign is just a twisted way to get around campaign contribution limits and possibly a bulwark to keep the wacko socialist candidates from winning the nomination.

Hopefully he proves me wrong and is a real candidate that will be able to stand toe to toe with President Trump and we will see a good old fashioned dust up between the two of them this summer!!

Re: Bloomberg bankrolls a social-media army

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Post by eej71 » Wed, Feb 19, 2020, 6:46 PM UTC

ulfw wrote: post #19

tyfon wrote: post #4

I don't even.. wow.. Talk about buying the election. Are anyone going to be fooled by this? Edit: does facebook and twitter require that you disclose any payments you get for posting?

People got fooled by Trump. Anything can happen.

I think the vast majority of folks who voted for Trump felt that they received what they were expecting to receive. I think most who voted that way the first go around will likely vote for him again should they return to the polls.

Re: Bloomberg bankrolls a social-media army

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Post by minimaxir » Wed, Feb 19, 2020, 6:47 PM UTC

tyfon wrote: post #4

I don't even.. wow.. Talk about buying the election. Are anyone going to be fooled by this? Edit: does facebook and twitter require that you disclose any payments you get for posting?

> Edit: does facebook and twitter require that you disclose any payments you get for posting?

This in particular is an active area of development. Instagram initially said no, but then they changed it to yes.

https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/14/instagram-ads-bloomberg-me...

Re: Bloomberg bankrolls a social-media army

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Post by tyfon » Wed, Feb 19, 2020, 6:47 PM UTC

ulfw wrote: post #19

tyfon wrote: post #4

I don't even.. wow.. Talk about buying the election. Are anyone going to be fooled by this? Edit: does facebook and twitter require that you disclose any payments you get for posting?

People got fooled by Trump. Anything can happen.

Disclaimer; I am in no way supportive of Trump or most of his policies.

However as an outsider (I'm not American), he actually seemed more on message and resonated more with his base than his opponent in 2016 so when Hillary became the nominee for the Democratic party I actually bet 100 NOK with my co-worker that Trump would win.

Re: Bloomberg bankrolls a social-media army

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Post by kop316 » Wed, Feb 19, 2020, 6:48 PM UTC

tyfon wrote: post #4

I don't even.. wow.. Talk about buying the election. Are anyone going to be fooled by this? Edit: does facebook and twitter require that you disclose any payments you get for posting?

It seems to be a similar play from 2016 with Correct the Record and worked then:

https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-clinton-digital-troll...

Re: Bloomberg bankrolls a social-media army

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Post by Loughla » Wed, Feb 19, 2020, 6:50 PM UTC

tyfon wrote: post #28

ulfw wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

People got fooled by Trump. Anything can happen.

Disclaimer; I am in no way supportive of Trump or most of his policies. However as an outsider (I'm not American), he actually seemed more on message and resonated more with his base than his opponent in 2016 so when Hillary became the nominee for the Democratic party I actually bet 100 NOK with my co-worker that Trump would win.

Living in the midwest, as soon as Hillary "won" the nomination, I knew Trump would win. People who don't like him genuinely underestimate the support his base provides.

There is a reason republicans are falling all over themselves to lick his boots. He controls the power now.