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That was fast: Facebook’s ad moderation flip-flop
Jun 26, 2020
Episode 223

That was fast: Facebook’s ad moderation flip-flop

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We'll talk about it over drinks. And by the way: Wear your masks!

It was just days ago that Facebook declared it would “not make policy changes tied to revenue pressure” after advertisers announced a boycott over the platform’s moderation efforts — or lack thereof. Today, Facebook announced it would, in fact, respond to that boycott by tamping down misinformation and discriminatory ads on its platform. So, that worked. Plus: Why oh why oh why aren’t more Americans wearing masks???? We need a drink.

Here are links to some of the stuff we talked about today:

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