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• barbacoa 4y ago
  Mark Zuckerberg spend $400MM to get influence over state election offices in key swing states. Makes you wonder.
  • hackernewds 4y ago
    Proof for this claim?
    • spaceships 4y ago
      Not a statement on any claims of influence but the amount seems about right. "The couple [Zuckerberg and Chan] awarded $400 million to nonprofits for election assistance" https://www.npr.org/2020/12/08/943242106/how-private-money-from-facebooks-ceo-saved-the-2020-election https://www.npr.org/2020/12/08/943242106/how-private-money-f...
      • barbacoa 4y ago
        It has also been criticized for its strings-attached funding with clear partisan aims of influence. https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2022/06/07/team_zuckerberg_masks_the_heavily_pro-democrat_tilt_of_2020_election_zuck_bucks_study_finds_835470.html https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2022/06/07/...
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  • xxs 4y ago
    > $400MM What is MM - million million, i.e. 4e14 - 400 trillion. That's 15+ times entire US gross domestic product