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Meta Blocks President Lula's Facebook Page, Campaign Ads 2 Weeks from Election

471 points · 303 comments · rbanffy

  1. condenser · · focus · HN ↗
    Facebook election interference has been going on for a long time in Europe. It's a two-tier system where parties outside the establishment have a far lower ban-threshold.
    1. NinjaTrance · · focus · HN ↗
      They changed their name to "Meta" after the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
      1. onionisafruit · · focus · HN ↗
        Was the name change related to publicity from that? My memory is that it was part of an attempt to be the new Second Life. But on the other hand I tend to be naive.
        1. pohl · · focus · HN ↗
          Yes, they did it to break the association with their brand (“reputation laundering”) and then they got into 3D to throw some chaff. Seems to have worked for them.
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