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There are networks of groups trying to saturate the mainstream news with pro-Their Issues content. That's what activist networks are - they get donations, membe
by monero-xmr 3y ago
There are networks of groups trying to saturate the mainstream news with pro-Their Issues content. That's what activist networks are - they get donations, members, PR firms, etc. and seek to influence politicians and the population with their viewpoints.
Is this shocking? It's how democratic politics works - coalitions, influence, impact.
- jerf 3y agoYeah, literally everyone is doing it. I know HN doesn't love the "What aboutism" arguments, but everyone is doing it, so I tend to look askance at articles clutching their pearls about how some particular group is doing it, because I positively guarantee you "their" side is doing it too.... because everyone is doing it. Me, I'd like "everyone" to stop, but that's not really on the table. All a legal ban would be is a privileging of the party in power at the moment, as they would be the enforcers and they would not enforce it against themselves.
- no1groyp 3y agoIllegal in many countries such as France
- jerf 3y agoDo you have an example of someone being stopped from doing this sort of thing with the leadership's propaganda? Because I'd lay quite a lot of money down at good odds for you that they absolutely have a line item somewhere on some budget for paying people to flood the internet with their message, no matter how illegal it is. Being illegal just means they have to hide the line item better.
- no1groyp 3y agoHuh? Political ads are illegal in france. I’m sure there are people doing influencing off the books like every country