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To be clear, I've applauded several changes by Twitter and Google around political advertising and protecting journalism.

But not Facebook, as you can see here, their actions deserve global protest across all of their services. (1 of 5) fortune.com/2020/01/09/fac…
"Facebook has a terrible record in aligning with user expectations, preferring to claim transparency and controls which Facebook can often manipulate and bury." (2 of 5) fortune.com/2020/01/09/fac…
"More importantly, Facebook and its Instagram division have done absolutely nothing in the past few years to earn the trust to do what is in the public interest." (3 of 5) fortune.com/2020/01/09/fac…
"Nearly all of Facebook’s high-margin $70 billion business relies on surveillance and micro-targeted advertising." (4 of 5) fortune.com/2020/01/09/fac…
"They’re doing what is lowest risk for their shareholders with a special focus on the one at the top who has been subpoenaed globally, yet refused to testify to answer questions about their past failures in this area." @bobzimmermp @DamianCollins (5 of 5) fortune.com/2020/01/09/fac…
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Where I agree with the overall sentiment in this, entirely disappointed at the lack of attention to microtargeting of political ads which is the toxic ingredient towards pol ads that makes it more difficult to police, fact check and provide sunlight as a disinfectant.
You don’t need to take my word for it but certainly @EllenLWeintraub, academics, former employees have all been saying similar things. Don’t ban political ads on social media but restrict or pause microtargeting. @markscott82 washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
And asking @markscott82, as I’ve asked @TonyRomm, to please stop softening language around Facebook’s scandal. The SEC report and the signed commercial agreement between GSR and Cambridge Analytica/SCL explicitly show Facebook data was *sold* to Cambridge Analytica/SCL.
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Jason Kint
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“Can we take Facebook’s word for it that they’re doing anything about sneaky, invisible state-sponsored misinformation? I doubt it” - @dmarti asks in a super good read.
blog.zgp.org/facebook-skin-…
Wow this paragraph on how Facebook operates almost mirrors precisely what Aleksandr Kogan said about “Facebook’s written data policy that isn’t really a policy” when @SenJohnThune asked during Senate hearing last year. (1 of 3)
“Facebook has 2 sets of rules for deceptive ads: the written rules they show to media & govt, and unwritten rules they teach to their scam and misinfo advertisers by example. The unwritten rules, which encourage deceptive advertising, matter. The written rules, not so much.” 2/3
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Good overview of the safe harbor act and the state of local newspapers. A couple additional comments from me. /1
This is an extremely tired line by Google. It entirely ignores the fact Google has a monopoly on search and any search engine would be driving traffic to websites. It’s what they do. It’s not worth any bonus points in conversations why Google is getting most of the $$$. /2
I agree with this point about not in itself solving the biz model but the combined negotiations can certainly shed light on other opportunities including the one Google and its lobby here (including Chilson) fight the hardest limiting how Google can vacuum up publishers’ data. /3
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Facebook has some really creepy plans!
Just check their patents!
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to manipulate people..
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