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also it's actively unhealthy for democracies to have trifectas that can't enact (otherwise constitutional) policies. It is demoralizing for the public, and causes blame assignment confusion
November 9, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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As researchers, we have been trying to flag the harm of these scammy ads for years. socialmedialab.ca/2025/04/21/t... We made an app to enable others to expose these types of scammy ads. socialmedialab.ca/2025/03/31/p... But nothing ever changes, see other ex. here: polidashboard.org/how-to-use-p...
The Hidden Game: How Scammers Use "Chameleon Ads" to Bypass Meta's Moderation - Social Media Lab
Over the last few weeks, a series of stories by The Guardian, CBC, and The Logic has highlighted an explosion of fraudulent Facebook and Instagram ads that mimic the likeness of high-profile Canadian ...
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November 7, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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My main takeaway on the “moderation” debate is that Democrats would be better served by other debates besides left-right positioning, like how to develop new valence issues (corruption!) as wedge issues, and how to get attention for their policy proposals in the first place
October 28, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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The Trump administration's two-step hack of the system by which executive branch lawyers are supposed to help keep the presidency within the rule of law.
October 24, 2025 at 12:25 PM