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T_i_B

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6. Definitely getting those ads on Twitter

Reply to Emrys (Reply #5)

Thu May 2, 2024, 08:30 AM

May 2

Actual ads and promoted tweets, not just the rubbish that gets churned up in the "For You" section on there!

The next election is very likely to be marked by large scale online advertising, data harvesting and astroturf.

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I haven't seen any such ads so far, but then Twitter's my main social medium apart from DU, Emrys May 2 #5

Definitely getting those ads on Twitter T_i_B May 2 #6

Either I've not been targeted by those ads or I've missed them Emrys May 2 #7

This is hilarious (about Boris the Prat) LeftishBrit May 2 #8

Beat me to it! Emrys May 2 #9

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