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Even if it is banned, how on earth are you going to enforce it in any meaningful way? Truth, lies, boots, World...

pluma 7y ago
Same way you enforce any other rule. Same way they already enforce the rules they have? I hope you weren't hoping for an argument about slippery slopes. And yes, of course that means they may have to hire more moderators and of course that means more expenses. Who ever said Facebook should get away with no moderation just because they're successful?
- fredley 7y ago
  I mean what's to prevent me putting up ads that I say aren't political, but are? By the time they've been reported and taken down it's already too late?
  - threeseed 7y ago
    In your case just use the same approach as spam. Ask all users to report political advertising. If it reaches a certain threshold take down the ad. Manually review it. If it is political then ban the user, payment method and IP address.
    - Loughla 7y ago
      If it's hyper-targeted political ads to folks who you can tell via their profiles will absolutely agree with you, what is their incentive to hit that report button? Not to blow this up too much, but honestly, these aren't ads for shoe polish or a scammy mobile game or some other bullshit. These are ads that make people feel valuable. These are ads that make people feel like their thoughts and opinions, and therefore their entire being is validated.
      - threeseed 7y ago
        I've seen many of these ads. Mostly they are scare campaigns. And in the US it maybe a case that they are targeting their base voters. But in other countries with compulsory voting they are targeting swing voters. And those people absolutely will hit the report button.
threeseed 7y ago
Simple really. 1) Ban any political figure who buys a political ad. If you set an example others will follow. 2) Facebook/Twitter/etc already have a verification mechanism and so anyone who isn't verified and using words like tax, election, vote etc can be sent to a moderation queue.
- dexen 7y ago
  >anyone who isn't verified and using words like tax, election, vote etc can be sent to a moderation queue chuckle Do you propose that in earnest in order to save the democracy[1]? Or are you being ironic and it's simply lost on me...? What other words would you put on the moderation graylist? "Death penalty", "whistleblower", "sexual assault", "guns", "public education", "welfare", "war", "weapons of mass destruction"? Let's top it up with "conspiracy theory" and "fake news", just to max out the irony meter. [1] or the republic, where applicable
  - threeseed 7y ago
    No I am quite serious. Send any ads with politically charged words to a moderation queue where someone reviews the ad. And if it takes weeks to review it then so be it. The status quo is simply not acceptable.
  - jobigoud 7y ago
    He's talking about ads, not regular posts.

Same way you enforce any other rule. Same way they already enforce the rules they have? I hope you weren't hoping for an argument about slippery slopes. And yes, of course that means they may have to hire more moderators and of course that means more expenses. Who ever said Facebook should get away with no moderation just because they're successful?

fredley 7y ago
I mean what's to prevent me putting up ads that I say aren't political, but are? By the time they've been reported and taken down it's already too late?
- threeseed 7y ago
  In your case just use the same approach as spam. Ask all users to report political advertising. If it reaches a certain threshold take down the ad. Manually review it. If it is political then ban the user, payment method and IP address.
  - Loughla 7y ago
    If it's hyper-targeted political ads to folks who you can tell via their profiles will absolutely agree with you, what is their incentive to hit that report button? Not to blow this up too much, but honestly, these aren't ads for shoe polish or a scammy mobile game or some other bullshit. These are ads that make people feel valuable. These are ads that make people feel like their thoughts and opinions, and therefore their entire being is validated.
    - threeseed 7y ago
      I've seen many of these ads. Mostly they are scare campaigns. And in the US it maybe a case that they are targeting their base voters. But in other countries with compulsory voting they are targeting swing voters. And those people absolutely will hit the report button.

threeseed 7y ago

Simple really. 1) Ban any political figure who buys a political ad. If you set an example others will follow. 2) Facebook/Twitter/etc already have a verification mechanism and so anyone who isn't verified and using words like tax, election, vote etc can be sent to a moderation queue.

dexen 7y ago
>anyone who isn't verified and using words like tax, election, vote etc can be sent to a moderation queue chuckle Do you propose that in earnest in order to save the democracy[1]? Or are you being ironic and it's simply lost on me...? What other words would you put on the moderation graylist? "Death penalty", "whistleblower", "sexual assault", "guns", "public education", "welfare", "war", "weapons of mass destruction"? Let's top it up with "conspiracy theory" and "fake news", just to max out the irony meter. [1] or the republic, where applicable
- threeseed 7y ago
  No I am quite serious. Send any ads with politically charged words to a moderation queue where someone reviews the ad. And if it takes weeks to review it then so be it. The status quo is simply not acceptable.
- jobigoud 7y ago
  He's talking about ads, not regular posts.