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1. amelius · 1790500819 · focus · HN ↗

   I would be in favor of blocking ALL political expressions on social media a few weeks before elections.

   But this case is something else entirely.

   1. bilekas · 1790514503 · focus · HN ↗

      It's difficult to completely block all political expression, but I think it's a no brainer to simply not allow any political advertising money to be accepted. From the pacts or anyone. When you're taking money to promote a political opinion you've become part of that influence.

      Social media is too powerful and influential to be allowed continue unchecked. Falsities, defamation cases all take too long for the election cycle. So you get garbage in, and then you get a populist TV show host as president who doesn't understand economic interests rates, international trade, pain points of international war.

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