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Twitter Offered Russian TV Network 15% Of Its Total Share Of US Elections Advertising
- Thread starter Blablurn
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Why would you want to offer so much of your platform to a foreign power during an election.
I don't get this shit. It looks now like they see it was a bad decision and they're trying to save face by no longer allowing ads from RT but the damage has already been done.
I don't get this shit. It looks now like they see it was a bad decision and they're trying to save face by no longer allowing ads from RT but the damage has already been done.
In Soviet Russian, tweets post you..
But, being a corporation, I don't think Twitter is forbidden to deal with foreign powers. Not that I like seeing the platform being used as propaganda... This is why critical thinking should be taught aggressively in schools, so that young impressionable minds can think for themselves instead of just « LOL, memes... »
But, being a corporation, I don't think Twitter is forbidden to deal with foreign powers. Not that I like seeing the platform being used as propaganda... This is why critical thinking should be taught aggressively in schools, so that young impressionable minds can think for themselves instead of just « LOL, memes... »
Or maybe corporations should be heavily regulated instead of throwing your arms in the air while saying ''free market'', like that excuses everything.
Is there any way to prosecute Jack and Mark? I don't know a lot about America's legal system but helping Russia's trolls to influence the election has to mean something.
Both of them are either playing dumb or in way over their heads with this "we're merely social media platforms" bullshit. As if ignorance of the effects of their actions absolves them from blame or liability. I hope Congress goes in hard on both of them sooner or later.
Twitter saw the Russian interference with the US election not as a dangerous portend but as a growth opportunity. They actively courted that interference. They appear to be just as complicit as the Republicans.
If this is really how it went down, then each and every single person involved (including those in the know who said nothing) should be fired.
If this is really how it went down, then each and every single person involved (including those in the know who said nothing) should be fired.
Seriously fuck Dorsey and fuck Zuckerberg. Those two pretty much sold the entire country to Russia.
Right?
What is their damned excuse?
I imagine getting questioned for this news story was the reason behind this:
Even then, they fail to admit culpability
They did it all for money. Although that doesn't seem like much money. And looks like appalling judgement in hindsight.
Rake them over the coals and heavily fine them, specifically those at the top positions out of their personal pockets.
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Holy crap that's bad.
Can they seriously pull all this crap, continue fucking with the US election and bear absolutely no consequences?
Can they seriously pull all this crap, continue fucking with the US election and bear absolutely no consequences?
Honestly this is standard ad sales practice. Media outlets have teams devoted to sell though advertising space, and pitching ad inventory is their job. Otherwise it's failed quarterly targets, running house ads (which make no money) and likely employees with families losing their jobs. Ad sales is brutal.
Election season is a money-grab free for all and every media outlet sales team will have been pitching for the same business. It will not have been a political statement.
But: Any platform with Twitter's viral influence should be held accountable to a higher standard. Hopefully in retrospect their revenue team will be more mindful of this.
Election season is a money-grab free for all and every media outlet sales team will have been pitching for the same business. It will not have been a political statement.
But: Any platform with Twitter's viral influence should be held accountable to a higher standard. Hopefully in retrospect their revenue team will be more mindful of this.
It's like they think they're all just sitting here with us, watching this thing they created being used for nefarious purposes, and saying "yeah, someone should look into this." As if they wash their hands of the entire thing as soon as it's out into the world.
What i find funny in all this is that Facebook and Twitter are stuck between claiming their advertising doesn't work by saying the influence of the tens (hundreds?) of million people who saw the Russian bought ads was negligible, or claiming that their advertising is effective but then they cant deny the influence these ads played.
Putin's Invisible Hand.
I don't have a FB account but i am pretty angry at Twitter for this. and i'm not even American.
I don't have a FB account but i am pretty angry at Twitter for this. and i'm not even American.
"We honestly didn't think people read that stuff, but at the same time we wanted money."
To elaborate, Twitter is desperate for money because they haven't been making much if any profit since its founding.
Can this be linked to Russian bots as well?
When all is said and done. Twitter and Facebook are going to have to heavy regulations thrown at them.
When all is said and done. Twitter and Facebook are going to have to heavy regulations thrown at them.