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> If I go to an empty lot and I put up 50 Mike yard signs, what’s the difference between that and a bot that makes 50 Mike tweets? Because you're viewing it as
by shakna 7y ago
> If I go to an empty lot and I put up 50 Mike yard signs, what’s the difference between that and a bot that makes 50 Mike tweets?
Because you're viewing it as solely advertising, you're missing it.
If you go out and buy a newspaper, and direct them to publish only favourable articles about certain people, you begin to run into problems. Like laws that govern bias and fairness.
Because this isn't advertisement - this is where people, rightly or wrongly, are going to get their information.
- bluk 7y agoOut of curiosity, what laws which govern bias and fairness are you referring to? I tried searching for some, and the closest I found was the FCC fairness doctrine which was revoked (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FCC_fairness_doctrine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FCC_fairness_doctrine).
- cma 7y agoI agree this crosses a line, but a lot of other things do too (the presidential debates cut to commercials from drug companies).