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Validation of genuine political identity is a logical next step. One that will require an Army of human curation (not an AI problem). However, I wonder about t
by matchagaucho 9y ago
Validation of genuine political identity is a logical next step. One that will require an Army of human curation (not an AI problem).
However, I wonder about the reliability of "PO Box" as proxy to political identity.
Or how FB is going to stop Mom-and-Pop retail pages from advertising false political messages ("2-for-1 sale! All proceeds go towards stopping the Trump-ordered seal beatings in Antartica!")
- abakker 9y agoOr, just how much political speech is really influenced by belief? There are many people that genuinely believe stuff which is factually inaccurate (homeopathy, e.g.). If they post about the FDA being run by "big pharma" what do you do?
- shkkmo 9y agoWhile belief in homeopathy is clearly factually inaccurate, I'm pretty sure the claim `FDA is run by "big pharma"` is at least partly accurate due to regulatory capture.
- abakker 9y agoExactly! Nuance is the enemy of most moderation. We have tried in the past (I think) to favor permissiveness and inaccuracy than attempt to step into the role of “arbiter of truth”. I don’t envy anyone who needs to fill that role. At best you are judicial, at worst, Orwellian.
- barsonme 9y agoUnfortunately, what a lot of people seem to miss is a lot of online political advertising is done through consultants or agencies. Disclosing that information not only hurts the politically independent agencies, but it also means there's not going to be a direct link from the ad to the candidate like people think.