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FakeNoose

(32,633 posts)
7. Paid ad space cannot be made to look like editorial content
Sat Oct 28, 2017, 03:03 PM
Oct 2017

If Facebook doesn't make a rule about how the ads are supposed distinguish themselves from editorial content, then all of this is nothing but blather.

Too many people lack the sophistication (intelligence) to figure it out for themselves. They see a clever ad that echoes their belief but it's disguised as a news story and they're fooled. They believe it and they send it to their friends, who also can't tell the difference. It's 2016 all over again.

If Facebook cannot control this then they have to start firing clients immediately.

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