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applegrove

(118,809 posts) Tue Jun 16, 2020, 11:32 PM Jun 2020

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Facebook Will Allow Users to Turn Off Political Ads

Facebook Will Allow Users to Turn Off Political Ads

June 16, 2020 at 10:39 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 68 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2020/06/16/facebook-will-allow-users-to-turn-off-political-ads/

"SNIP.....

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the social network will allow its users to turn off seeing political ads, CNBC reports.

However, Zuckerberg did not say when this feature will roll out.

.....SNIP"

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Facebook Will Allow Users to Turn Off Political Ads (Original Post) applegrove Jun 2020 OP

Huge help. Except it's not one at all. herding cats Jun 2020 #1

"Zuckerberg did not say when this feature will roll out" gratuitous Jun 2020 #2

Yup. Nevilledog Jun 2020 #3

Political ads SCantiGOP Jun 2020 #4

+1 demmiblue Jun 2020 #9

Yup. nt crickets Jun 2020 #10

I'm sure he would like to shut down the Democrats! yortsed snacilbuper Jun 2020 #5

I turned off facebook. marybourg Jun 2020 #6

Oh, maybe Zuckerberg will roll out the feature after the election. n/t Eyeball_Kid Jun 2020 #7

Make it opt in instead FreeState Jun 2020 #8

Better still turn off Facebok forever. Delete it. SoonerPride Jun 2020 #11

herding cats

(19,568 posts)

1. Huge help. Except it's not one at all.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Jun 16, 2020, 11:38 PM

Jun 2020

Those aware can opt out. The masses being indoctrinated on Facebook still are exposed to propaganda.

Thanks for nothing.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)

2. "Zuckerberg did not say when this feature will roll out"

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Jun 16, 2020, 11:44 PM

Jun 2020

Imma guess November 4, 2020.

Nevilledog

(51,201 posts)

3. Yup.

Reply to gratuitous (Reply #2)

Tue Jun 16, 2020, 11:48 PM

Jun 2020

SCantiGOP

(13,874 posts)

4. Political ads

Reply to gratuitous (Reply #2)

Tue Jun 16, 2020, 11:58 PM

Jun 2020

Have to be a big source of revenue

demmiblue

(36,898 posts)

9. +1

Reply to gratuitous (Reply #2)

Wed Jun 17, 2020, 07:22 AM

Jun 2020

crickets

(25,983 posts)

10. Yup. nt

Reply to gratuitous (Reply #2)

Wed Jun 17, 2020, 10:33 AM

Jun 2020

yortsed snacilbuper

(7,939 posts)

5. I'm sure he would like to shut down the Democrats!

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Jun 17, 2020, 01:17 AM

Jun 2020

marybourg

(12,637 posts)

6. I turned off facebook.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Jun 17, 2020, 01:35 AM

Jun 2020

Eyeball_Kid

(7,434 posts)

7. Oh, maybe Zuckerberg will roll out the feature after the election. n/t

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Jun 17, 2020, 01:47 AM

Jun 2020

FreeState

(10,584 posts)

8. Make it opt in instead

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Jun 17, 2020, 02:13 AM

Jun 2020

Otherwise this is an economic rather than moral decision.

SoonerPride

(12,286 posts)

11. Better still turn off Facebok forever. Delete it.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Jun 17, 2020, 10:34 AM

Jun 2020

Kick Zuck to the curb. He can fuck right off.

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