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

471 points · 303 comments · rbanffy

condenser · 1790500806 · 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. mcv · 1790518761 · focus · HN ↗
  Can't we just ban Facebook everywhere? I bet that will make a lot of people a lot happier in a lot of different ways. It's ridiculous how much power over our lives and our internet experience we've given to American Big Tech companies. Time to roll it back.
  1. betaby · 1790519839 · focus · HN ↗
    > Can't we just ban Facebook everywhere?
    That's not that EU asks. EU asks to have a direct interface to delete posts EU elites don't like.
    bigyabai · 1790529605 · focus · HN ↗
    If you think the US elites don't have a Zuckerberg-shaped button to delete posts they don't like, boy do I have a bridge to sell you.
    mcv · 1790531619 · focus · HN ↗
    That is exactly what this article is about. Censoring people in order to interfere with an election, most likely on direct behalf of Donald Trump. That is far beyond anything the EU would ever ask for.

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