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That's avoiding the question. Is it important that entities taking money to distribute political messages try to prevent false advertising, or isn't it? If it'
by jakelazaroff 7y ago
That's avoiding the question. Is it important that entities taking money to distribute political messages try to prevent false advertising, or isn't it?
If it's not important, then Facebook is fine — and newspapers, TV and radio can relax their fact checkers as well. If it is important, then the fact that it's allegedly infeasible for Facebook is not a defense.
- mc32 7y agoYou or I can buy ads. I have no affiliation. I’m not even registered for any party. I’ve voted for a cross section of candidates. Are they going to vet all these ads? What if I’m in Mexico, can I place an ad to target US likely voters with a pro-USMCA candidate? What if I belong to a Union and buy pro union ads but don’t bring up a candidate but my union endorses some candidate? Do we put a minimum on ad buys so that there are fewer to vet? Maybe the minimum is $20,000? Does that sound democratic?
- jakelazaroff 7y agoMost of these questions needn’t be hypothetical, since there are already regulations regarding political ads: https://www.fec.gov/help-candidates-and-committees/making-disbursements/advertising/ https://www.fec.gov/help-candidates-and-committees/making-di...