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Facebook Has Been Showing Military Gear Ads Next to “Insurrection” Posts

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Re: Facebook Has Been Showing Military Gear Ads Next to “Insurrection” Posts

#11

What did you expect the algos to show? Teddy bears? We all know what kind of people went there and even a simple Linear Regression can figure out this correlation :).

What kind of people is that? Americans?

You guys should file for divorce already, the rest of the world is over the bullshit.

Re: Facebook Has Been Showing Military Gear Ads Next to “Insurrection” Posts

#12
FWIW I have also seen the same body armor ads but have not seen insurrection posts. In addition, I've seen ads for gun cleaning supplies, rifle scopes, tactical equipment, dad-bod t-shirts, fish hook removal equipment, and day trading algos bots.

Re: Facebook Has Been Showing Military Gear Ads Next to “Insurrection” Posts

#15

According to modern zeitgeist, if Facebook can't be trusted to moderate their users, Facebook should be deplatformed and shut down. Edit: wow, that blew up. For the record, I don't think Facebook should be shut down, and I don't think Parler should have either. I'm rather anti-social media, so I've never used either. We should have better reasons for doing things, and stick to them. Section 230 exists for a reason.

I'm no Facebook fan or apologist, but I do think there's a distinction between failing to moderate perfectly (or even well) and refusing to even attempt to moderate.

Re: Facebook Has Been Showing Military Gear Ads Next to “Insurrection” Posts

#16

According to modern zeitgeist, if Facebook can't be trusted to moderate their users, Facebook should be deplatformed and shut down. Edit: wow, that blew up. For the record, I don't think Facebook should be shut down, and I don't think Parler should have either. I'm rather anti-social media, so I've never used either. We should have better reasons for doing things, and stick to them. Section 230 exists for a reason.

Various advertising companies have temporarily withdrawn from FB over the years precisely because of issues like this. Most famously and recently: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Facebook_ad_boycotts

Re: Facebook Has Been Showing Military Gear Ads Next to “Insurrection” Posts

#17

According to modern zeitgeist, if Facebook can't be trusted to moderate their users, Facebook should be deplatformed and shut down. Edit: wow, that blew up. For the record, I don't think Facebook should be shut down, and I don't think Parler should have either. I'm rather anti-social media, so I've never used either. We should have better reasons for doing things, and stick to them. Section 230 exists for a reason.

These are ads so it's ok.

It's only when it's the people that it's the problem.

It's never the 1%.

I miss the occupy movement, at least they talked sense.

Re: Facebook Has Been Showing Military Gear Ads Next to “Insurrection” Posts

#18

According to modern zeitgeist, if Facebook can't be trusted to moderate their users, Facebook should be deplatformed and shut down. Edit: wow, that blew up. For the record, I don't think Facebook should be shut down, and I don't think Parler should have either. I'm rather anti-social media, so I've never used either. We should have better reasons for doing things, and stick to them. Section 230 exists for a reason.

There’s a difference between what happened to Parler (vendors refusing to do business with them) and Facebook (relatively more self reliant).

Re: Facebook Has Been Showing Military Gear Ads Next to “Insurrection” Posts

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post #9

What did you expect the algos to show? Teddy bears? We all know what kind of people went there and even a simple Linear Regression can figure out this correlation :).

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