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Meta bans ads for Virginia Woolf play in Spain

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  1. colingauvin · · focus · HN ↗
    We don't have to put up with this. We simply choose to. But our laws could be whatever we want them to be.
    1. tygon · · focus · HN ↗
      Unfortunately, "we" is often those with the monetary means to make their voice heard.
      1. ericmay · · focus · HN ↗
        Well you can also just stop using these products. I don't have or use Facebook, Instagram, Whats App, Reddit (since they removed old.reddit.com unless you have an account), TikTok, Snap, or anything else.

        Folks want Facebook or whatever to be regulated into some perfect idea they have in their heads of how it should work and how it should be regulated. Sorry, many people have many views on that, and you're never going to be happy with an outcome. Even this article - Facebook is complying with EU rules/regulations and now you're not happy that your voice isn't heard through your preferred form of political activism. If Facebook allows this content, they break EU laws, or they have to allow some content you disagree with and now you're mad.

        I don't know why people, right, left, or sideways keep putting up with this stuff.

        1. dgellow · · focus · HN ↗
          That has absolutely nothing to do with the EU regulation that requires to label political ads and restricts targeting technics
          1. eithed · · focus · HN ↗
            Same here - idk why are people jumping on the wagon of attributing the restriction to EU regulation. Looks to be a US compliance banning social topics that Trump administration is pursuing (but again, idk if that's the case, this is guesswork on my part)
            1. welwala · · focus · HN ↗
              And the Trump administration has even tried to enforce this on other countries. For example they have threatened to ban companies promoting diversity and inclusion policies from doing business with the federal government.
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