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this part seems important: ""Citing ethical concerns, Reset Australia did not pay for the advertisements and they did not run on the Facebook platform, but the group believes they had passed the company's internal checks""
Asking because I am not sure if Facebook should be making the shots here on what is legal or illegal to advertise. This is best handled through government.
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The associated comments that are downvoted seem to imply that Facebook intended for this to happen and it wasn't just automation and bureaucracy. Should it be stopped? If it violates the law, absolutely; but, we should recognize it for what it is, not some nefarious, evil plot to harm the young of multiple nations.
True, it's not malicious intent; if facebook could squeeze every cent out of their platform while advertising scented candles, they certainly would. It's the indifference that matters though.
1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_purpose_of_a_system_is_wha...
I guess I just don't really care if teenagers are doing the same things I did as a teenager.
I think alcohol/vaping/gambling ads are a net negative when advertised to minors, causing addiction in a lot of cases.
Facebook has too many things to look at from pornography, violence, cornona virus, election integrity and now even this?
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True, it's not malicious intent; if facebook could squeeze every cent out of their platform while advertising scented candles, they certainly would. It's the indifference that matters though.
Not sure intent is relevant. Does intent matter when the system is so huge and no single person probably understands or directs it? The Purpose Of A System Is What It Does [1]. 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_purpose_of_a_system_is_wha...
Intent doesn't matter much, I agree; it's the final result, which is that they are advertising ads that make them more money, which is more commonly immoral things like gambling to minors, etc. Like I said, it's the fact that Facebook largely doesn't care where it goes as long as they make money (as can be seen by their ad systems) that is more telling than their intent.