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Facebook’s argument for allowing political ads is that it allows for “underdog” candidates to reach people they otherwise wouldn’t. If that’s the case then why don’t they create a spending limit so campaigns with wealthy donors can’t buy $1,000,000+ in misleading ads/day?
They could ban political ads or restrict political ad spending. They could ban all misleading ads. They could limit the number of ads mentioning a candidate. And/or limit the number of political ads people are exposed to per month.
There are a lot of options they could consider. But instead all we seem to be getting is some corporatist mythology asserting that unlimited spending is a social good and that lies are welcome as a form of free speech.
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I haven’t had healthcare since I was 26. This system is such trash.
Premiums are not cheap *at all*. I’m still young, but by no means invincible.
Either you pay thousands for healthcare or thousands for not having healthcare. Either way, the system isn’t helpful at all. And dental is another thing entirely, cost an arm and a leg and doesn’t even really cover much anyway. We need Medicare for All.
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Tulsi and Tom Steyer making the debate but not Castro - who’s led the field on both immigration and police reform - is a major disservice to the electorate.
What the hell are Tulsi and Tom contributing to the conversation? Not a damn thing.
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It shouldn’t be too much to ask that platforms like Facebook encourage issue-based ads that help people register to vote or that connect them to advocacy campaigns to end gun violence, climate change, etc while *at the same time* banning ads that are racist, disinformation, etc.
It’s really not all the same. There’s right and wrong, good and bad. Platforms should do good, regardless of the political risks. But that requires courage and integrity - qualities that Facebook’s leadership has failed to demonstrate to date.
These platforms have the power to make the world a better, or worse, place. They should be held accountable to making it better, not staying “neutral”/ducking from the fight entirely.
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