Facebook announced new features today that it claims can stop 2020 election interference. However, its advertising policy lets politicians lie and gladly pockets the money it gets from allowing it.
One new feature is called Facebook Protect. By hijacking accounts of political candidates or their campaign staff, bad actors can steal sensitive information, expose secrets, and spread disinformation. So to safeguard these vulnerable users, Facebook is launching a new program with extra security they can opt into.
Mark Zuckerberg on letting politicians lie in Facebook ads: «I don’t think people want to live in a world where you can only say things that tech companies decide are 100 percent true. And I think that those tensions are something we have to live with.»
Check It Out: Facebook Claims it can Protect Elections But Lets Politicians Lie
I have noticed that some stories on The MacObserver have thumbs up and down buttons.
Agreed, Lee.
Now, if only this were on a FB page, I would have ‘Liked’ it.
The Joy of Tech comic nailed it :
https://www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/joyarchives/2651.html