> There wasn't any mechanisms for all the data to be used for targeting. Facebook's original pitch deck from 2004 disagrees with you. https://www.businessinsi

> There wasn't any mechanisms for all the data to be used for targeting. Facebook's original pitch deck from 2004 disagrees with you. https://www.businessinsider.com/facebooks-first-ever-ad-sales-pitch-deck-2015-9#the-level-of-targeting-was-extremely-specific-even-at-this-early-stage-5 https://www.businessinsider.com/facebooks-first-ever-ad-sale... Look at the slide "Our Online Marketing Services" and the box labeled "Targeted Advertising" > This site allows for targeted advertisement on the basis of any of the parameters listed below. Then, of course, it lists gender, age, dating interests and... Political Views. I vividly remember 2002-2005, and I even had a website once about disinformation. Fake news was a thing during the Bush administration.