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FEC commissioner wants censorship
https://www.npr.org/2020/01/09/794911246...ill-not-do
Facebook and ACLU have this right. FEC commissioner wants Stalinism.
"Facebook will continue to allow political ads to target its users, sticking to its position despite sharp criticisms and concerns about the social media platform's potential impact on the upcoming presidential election. Federal Election Commissioner Ellen Weintraub is sharply criticizing the policy, saying Facebook's "weak plan suggests the company has no idea how seriously it is hurting democracy....""
""...This will not be a popular view. But on the whole, we think that Facebook got this right," says Ben Wizner, director of the ACLU's Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, of the social media company's new policy.
Describing the gray area that political ads often occupy, Wizner added, "I don't think Facebook is capable of doing effective fact-checking, and I don't think as a society we should want Facebook to be the entity that's making those kinds of distinctions....""
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RE: FEC commissioner wants censorship
Another commissar weighs in.
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RE: FEC commissioner wants censorship
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