floofloof@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoFacebook is paying people overseas promoting Alberta separatismwww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square17linkfedilinkarrow-up1192arrow-down14
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minus-squaredamnthefilibuster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·2 months 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-up3·2 months 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.