floofloof@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoFacebook is paying people overseas promoting Alberta separatismwww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square17linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
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minus-squaredamnthefilibuster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoHeadline is misleading. But the reality is that Facebook knows who these people are and knows they shouldn’t be posting content on political groups all the way across the world. And doesn’t care.
minus-squareOwOarchist@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month ago And doesn’t care. And actively encourages them by paying them. Because they boost engagement and bring in more ad views.
Headline is misleading. But the reality is that Facebook knows who these people are and knows they shouldn’t be posting content on political groups all the way across the world.
And doesn’t care.
And actively encourages them by paying them. Because they boost engagement and bring in more ad views.