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I don't understand how using Facebook for political brainwashing is scarier than using it for brand awareness, product marketing etc. It's the same. If Trump us

I don't understand how using Facebook for political brainwashing is scarier than using it for brand awareness, product marketing etc. It's the same. If Trump used it for his gain then I must say he was just better at marketing. Hilary should have done a better job at selling herself. If Pepsi markets it's product better than Coke to me then I'll choose Pepsi :) Yes, the data was mined and illegaly sold to Cambridge Analytica, but there are so many other entities who did the same. It's safe to assume that vast majoritybif not all of member data is out there being used/sold unless nobody in your friend list gave permissions to these apps or you have no friends.

grzm 9y ago
> "I don't understand how using Facebook for political brainwashing is scarier than using it for brand awareness, product marketing etc. It's the same." Setting aside the partisanship for a moment (because I think it's something people should be concerned about regardless of their politics), I think influencing the electorate or the government (or sowing distrust amongst different segments of society) is more likely going to have an effect on my life than influencing which brand of cola sells more unit sales (to use your example). So, yeah, I think it's potentially scarier to use it for "political brainwashing" (again, your words).