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That might be the context, but this is very clearly an attempt to prohibit any foreign influence in the upcoming US 2020 presidential election. I'm also not su
by commandlinefan 7y ago
That might be the context, but this is very clearly an attempt to prohibit any foreign influence in the upcoming US 2020 presidential election. I'm also not sure I trust Twitter to apply this fairly when the election kicks into high gear next year.
- jonnycomputer 7y agoI don't think this prevents state's from buying ads in their own names.
- floatingatoll 7y agoTheir post about Hong Kong earlier today contradicts a US-centric interpretation of this new policy: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20740179 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20740179 It may end up being relevant to the US elections, but that's unlikely the sole reason.