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• @ewarren Elizabeth Warren on x

  Facebook is paying for its own glowing fake news coverage, so it's not surprising they're standing their ground on letting political figures lie to you. Facebook needs real competition and accountability so our democracy isn't held hostage to their desire to make money. https://t…

• @ellenlweintraub Ellen L Weintraub on x

  .@Facebook's weak plan suggests the company has no idea how seriously it is hurting democracy. No one is a bigger believer in transparency than I. But here, proposing ‘transparency’ solutions is window-dressing when Facebook needs to be putting out the housefire it has lit. /1 ht…

• @joebiden Joe Biden on x

  Facebook continues to put their profits over the truth — allowing politicians like Donald Trump to spend an unthinkable amount of money on paid disinformation. Our democracy is worse off for their failure to confront this. https://twitter.com/...

• @alexstamos Alex Stamos on x

  It looks like we will need legislation on targeting, as we called for in our election security report from the Stanford Cyber Policy Center: http://electionreport.stanford.edu/ Another discussion with @pkafka: https://www.vox.com/...

• @benshapiro Ben Shapiro on x

  A big win for anyone who doesn't want biased “fact-checkers” like Politifact and http://factcheck.org/ curtailing public access to political debate, rather than allowing the American public access to that debate and room for independent assessment https://twitter.com/...

• @nickconfessore Nick Confessore on x

  Big win for Trump. A decision by Facebook to avoid antagonizing the president — and risking breakup — that will have huge consequences in the 2020 campaign. https://twitter.com/...

• @danpfeiffer Dan Pfeiffer on x

  Facebook's decision is a major boon to the Trump campaign and the rest of the Republicans that view disinformation as a necessary tactic for a victorious strategy. https://twitter.com/...

• @jeffreygoldberg Jeffrey Goldberg on x

  “Over the years, Facebook has not been good at anticipating the second-order consequences of its actions. It reshapes people's behavior and companies' investments, and then is surprised when that changes the system.” — @alexismadrigal: https://www.theatlantic.com/ ...

• @shiraovide Shira Ovide on x

  Something I don't understand about Facebook's lengthy, tortured decision-making on its political ads policy: The point of founder control is the ability to act decisively. Just not on this. https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @guyverhofstadt Guy Verhofstadt on x

  Facebook will continue to allow people to make false claims & spread disinformation, believing regulation should come from Governments. Ok, then it is clear to me the EU should regulate & take control. A voluntary approach has failed. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

• @markwarner Mark Warner on x

  While I'm glad Facebook has reiterated its support for the Honest Ads Act and that it will come into fuller compliance with the ad transparency requirements it establishes, the core problem is an unwillingness to remove demonstrably false content in political advertising. https:/…

• @buzz Buzz Andersen on x

  Social Media is causing the media equivalent of climate change, and Facebook is its Koch Industries. https://twitter.com/...

• @monteiro Mike Monteiro on x

  Every single employee at Facebook knows where the money for their paycheck comes from. And has for a long time. It's fair to assume they're ok with it. https://www.vox.com/... via @voxdotcom

• @sifill_ldf Sherrilyn Ifill on x

  Well there will be no confusion about Facebook's role in providing a platform for the hijacking of our democracy. And the worst part is that they regard this as a principled stance. Facebook Says It Won't Back Down From Allowing Lies in Political Ads https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @slpng_giants @slpng_giants on x

  There it is. @facebook, knowing that disinformation brings in more ad dollars than facts, is choosing to accept hundreds of millions for lies. This, from a platform which has already been blamed for a genocide in Myanmar for spreading disinformation. https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @amyklobuchar Amy Klobuchar on x

  Facebook opposed my bipartisan Honest Ads Act for months, came around only after everything blew up, opposed many privacy leg. proposals & now say they won't do anything about ad truthfulness without regulation. Just another reason I want to be President. https://www.nytimes.com/…

• @rmac18 Ryan Mac on x

  FB framed its decision as the only one absent regulation. Remember other companies have changed political ad rules without regulation. There's no need to believe FB's lipservice when it knows full well our current lawmakers have no capacity to pass a coherent political ad law.

• @alexstamos Alex Stamos on x

  I'm disappointed with the Facebook ad decision. Not a smart move for the company; targeting limits and a minimal standard on claims about opponents would represent a defensible, non-partisan and helpful position. From chat with @mathewi on this: https://galley.cjr.org/...

• @amy_siskind @amy_siskind on x

  Remember when Zuckerberg was toying with running for president, and Sandberg was a leading voice for women's empowerment? This is the ultimate story of greed gone bad. This company's legacy is crap! https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

• @soledadobrien Soledad O'Brien on x

  [With respect, I disagree. I think it suggests that Facebook does not care.] https://twitter.com/...

• @mikeisaac Rat King on x

  facebook makes its stance on political ads and misinformation clear — it's not gonna change https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @ilyseh Ilyse Hogue on x

  Buckle up. The green light to lie has just been set to permanent through 2020. https://twitter.com/...

• @justinhendrix Justin Hendrix on x

  I think Nick has nailed it. This is just about preserving the status quo and protecting interests (and has little to do with misreadings of John Rawls). Once again, Zuckerberg decides he has no obligation to the integrity of the information ecosystem- only to the bottom line. htt…

• @waltshaub Walter Shaub on x

  I think it may be a common view that Trump “won.” But the implication of the phrase “risking a breakup” is that the president won by abusing his power to extort a personal concession. Abuse of power for private gain is the definition of corruption, which is unworthy of praise. ht…

• @sachabaroncohen Sacha Baron Cohen on x

  Outrageous. This is Facebook's idea of change? #MarkZuckerberg, you STILL take politicians' money, STILL refuse to fact check their ads and STILL microtarget their lies to your +2 billion users. Mark, the demagogues of the world thank you! https://www.nbcnews.com/...

• @brianbeutler Brian Beutler on x

  Nick's tweet gets at something Congress should investigate: how explicitly did Trump link allowing him to lie in online ads to allowing Facebook to avoid antitrust action? Trump wanted Zuck to do him a favor, though, and Zuck delivered. https://twitter.com/...

• @dangainor Dan Gainor on x

  Kudos to @Facebook for not restricting ads, like the major media demanded | Facebook won't limit political ad targeting or stop false claims under new ad rules https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

• @donie Donie O'Sullivan on x

  We listened... now kthanksbye. https://twitter.com/...

• @jason_kint Jason Kint on x

  What complete garbage. 2nd graph is what matters here. “The company also said it would not end so-called microtargeting for political ads, which lets campaigns home in on a sliver of Facebook's users — a tactic that critics say is ideal for spreading divisive or misleading info.”…

• @tonyromm Tony Romm on x

  it will be interesting to see the implementation of these tools. but i do wonder how many people know where even to find the ad transparency screen. historically, and totally anecdotally, i've had to walk so many friends and colleagues through this. https://twitter.com/...

• @rustybrick Barry Schwartz on x

  💰💰💰 https://twitter.com/...

• @mmallin Michael Mallin on x

  PM at meeting at Facebook: “Maybe the button/link could be called ‘See fewer lies’? Heheh.” Others at meeting: [angry glares] https://twitter.com/...

• @jimparedes Jim on x

  https://www.nytimes.com/... FB does not care for the truth. It is poisoning minds by allowing lies on FB as long as people pay.

• @tonyromm Tony Romm on x

  NEW: Facebook won't limit political ad targeting or prohibit them from lying under new ad rules announced today, but will allow users to opt out if they're tired of the 2020 election. tip @techmeme https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...