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Good for them, and good for us. Without controlling bots and sockpuppets, it's not a total fix. Still, a step in the right direction. Given the larger overlap
by tyre 7y ago
Good for them, and good for us. Without controlling bots and sockpuppets, it's not a total fix. Still, a step in the right direction.
Given the larger overlap between Facebook users and people who vote, we'll need follow-up from Zuckerberg to really make this stick. Step in the right direction.
- lonelappde 7y agoTwitter has been famously hugely toxic to humanity and democracy for years, and that was strictly on the non-ads side of content, and Dorsey has refused to do anything about it because he craves those engagement numbers. Paid ads are a sideshow distraction.
- x2f10 7y agoI don't follow politics nor do I follow these discussions, but I wonder how many people are influenced from a politic ad vs how many people are influenced from bots. I'd _guess_ bots are much much much much more influential.