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What's a political ad? Better yet, what's a NON-political ad? If McDonalds advertizes how good and healthy their Big Mac is, is it political? What if someone
by tomohawk 7y ago
What's a political ad? Better yet, what's a NON-political ad?
If McDonalds advertizes how good and healthy their Big Mac is, is it political? What if someone complains that it contradicts some pending legislation? What if someone complains about the racial make up of the cast in the ad? What if the ad mentions a word that later someone complains about?
We live in a nation where we can't agree on what a man or woman is, and what that means. In fact, just talking about it is now political.
So, who's going to judge whether something is political or not?
- Qwertystop 7y agoThe boundary may be fuzzy, but that doesn't mean there aren't clear things like "if you're promoting or smearing a particular candidate for an elected political position, that's a political ad".
- zo1 7y agoThe clear outliers aren't the thing the OP was referring to. It is precisely the "fuzzy" ones in the middle that can be interpreted both ways depending on context and political leaning, etc.
- Qwertystop 7y agoAnd I'm saying, don't pass judgement on the fuzzy ones. Draw the line where it's indisputable; you'll miss some but it's better than missing everything.
- rrrx3 7y agoThere are clear, well-defined rules around what constitutes a political advertisement, published by the FEC. Some states have guidelines that go further. A smart place to start, instead of feigned ignorance or poorly constructed strawman arguments, might be there. https://www.fec.gov/help-candidates-and-committees/making-disbursements/advertising/ https://www.fec.gov/help-candidates-and-committees/making-di...
- tomohawk 7y agoThe rules are not clear or well defined, and often result in litigation. Often, what becomes determinitive is the context around the ad or the situation of the entity placing it, and not the ad itself. So, to do this Facebook would also have to track entities, etc.