> To be fair, it has always been used to sell political agendas. Politicians have advertised in online platforms way before 2016. Agreed. Perhaps a better way

> To be fair, it has always been used to sell political agendas. Politicians have advertised in online platforms way before 2016. Agreed. Perhaps a better way to phrase it is that its only in 2016 that the true power of the platform to spread misinformation with a political agenda was realized. Which naturally people care about a lot more than product placements.