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Giving the visceral comments and opinions on Facebook, those that probably saw ads were already committed to one candidate or another. There is rarely a discus
by matt_s 9y ago
Giving the visceral comments and opinions on Facebook, those that probably saw ads were already committed to one candidate or another. There is rarely a discussion on the internet where someone is convinced to switch to a different candidate/party. I doubt an advertisement would get someone to switch.
However, if there were bots and trolls posting inflammatory content that motivated voters that would have other wise stayed home - that could have influenced turnout and an election. If those bots and trolls were funded by a foreign government, then that is even more concerning.
I would like to see 'mainstream media' focus more on that part of it, this Cambridge Analytica company sounds like they were really good at taking campaign money.