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> At the time, the practice was not only widely reported, but praised by major news outlets as evidence of the innovative and forward-thinking nature of the cam
by hashkb 9y ago
> At the time, the practice was not only widely reported, but praised by major news outlets as evidence of the innovative and forward-thinking nature of the campaign.
I keep seeing this, but never linked to an article. Is it even true? Are we shooting down bad reporting with worse reporting?
- WalterGR 9y agoIt's a false equivalence used to muddy the conversation. The Obama campaign didn't obtain its information, for example, from a 3rd party who had no license or permission to transfer that information, and who collected it under false pretenses. See e.g. https://wtop.com/social-media/2018/03/obama-campaign-advisers-say-they-used-facebook-data-properly/ https://wtop.com/social-media/2018/03/obama-campaign-adviser...
- hirundo 9y agohttps://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/23/magazine/the-obama-campaigns-digital-masterminds-cash-in.html https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/23/magazine/the-obama-campai...