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I don't understand the logic behind politicians being exempted. Facebook's overtly being a propaganda delivery system, and is now explicitly marketing the priv
by newnewpdro 7y ago
I don't understand the logic behind politicians being exempted.
Facebook's overtly being a propaganda delivery system, and is now explicitly marketing the privilege directly to politicians.
It's absurd, we have laws about false advertising. In a system where elected officials are marketed to voters no differently than commercial goods and services, why wouldn't they be subject to similar (or more strict) regulation?
The consequences for "buying" our politicians based on false advertising are much greater than purchasing commercial goods or services.
- vinceguidry 7y agoI have a nasty suspicion that there's already a thriving clandestine grey market in political services that politicians have been taking advantage of for awhile now.
- remarkEon 7y ago>we have laws about false advertising And thankfully we don’t have laws about “false political beliefs”.
- throwaway6734 7y agoAgree. What qualifies as political advertising? Could I make false claims about a product as long as I throw a "vote for john smith" on the bottom?