Chris Woods
@chrisinphilly.bsky.social
Cat-lover, Philly Lover, San Diego Lover, Pittsburgh Lover, Reading Lover, Art Lover, Democracy Lover, Paris Lover, New York City Lover, et. al.
His followers would still swear he's better than Jesus
December 7, 2024 at 2:42 AM
His followers would still swear he's better than Jesus
Reposted by Chris Woods
We uncovered more than 100k deceptive US election/social issues ads across +200 FB pages. The ads used deepfakes of Trump, Biden & others to make false claims about gov subsidies and to hawk Trump merch. Meta earned more than **$25 million** from the ads. Story: www.propublica.org/article/face...
Exploiting Meta’s Weaknesses, Deceptive Political Ads Thrived on Facebook and Instagram in Run-Up to Election
Despite Meta's stated commitment to crack down on harmful content, it failed to catch tens of thousands of ads that used false claims and deepfakes of political figures to collect users’ sensitive per...
www.propublica.org
December 5, 2024 at 9:20 PM
We uncovered more than 100k deceptive US election/social issues ads across +200 FB pages. The ads used deepfakes of Trump, Biden & others to make false claims about gov subsidies and to hawk Trump merch. Meta earned more than **$25 million** from the ads. Story: www.propublica.org/article/face...