Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoMeta will cease political ads in European Union by fall, blaming bloc’s new rulesapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up1401arrow-down11cross-posted to: europe@feddit.org
arrow-up1400arrow-down1external-linkMeta will cease political ads in European Union by fall, blaming bloc’s new rulesapnews.comDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square40fedilinkcross-posted to: europe@feddit.org
minus-squareNaich@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up205·2 days agoThe word “blame” normally implies that something bad has happened.
minus-squaretedd_deireadh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·2 days agoExactly! “So, sorry <insert Super PAC here> we’d love to help you astroturf the EU elections, but those pesky laws are stopping us.”
minus-squarekautau@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·2 days agoExactly this. This messaging is for their customers, e.g. those that buy political ads, and their investors, those that want line go up regardless of how. They aren’t speaking to their users. Their users are part of the product they sell.
minus-squaretormeh@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 day agoBots and troll farms are not impacted, though. I don’t expect this will lead to better politics.
The word “blame” normally implies that something bad has happened.
Exactly!
“So, sorry <insert Super PAC here> we’d love to help you astroturf the EU elections, but those pesky laws are stopping us.”
Exactly this. This messaging is for their customers, e.g. those that buy political ads, and their investors, those that want line go up regardless of how. They aren’t speaking to their users. Their users are part of the product they sell.
Bots and troll farms are not impacted, though. I don’t expect this will lead to better politics.