Why FaceBook pulled the Lincoln Project Ad for Trump. "American Edge"

[Budi]

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American Edge, a pro-tech political advocacy group in Washington, to battle antitrust lawmakers and regulators (@tonyromm
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The Washington Post, citing anonymous sources, reported that Facebook is part of a political advocacy group called American Edge. The goal of American Edge, which hasn't officially launched yet, is to fund ads and studies to persuade lawmakers to go a little easier on the tech industry.

According to the Post's report, the group formed in December and exists in a sort of legal grey area where it can conduct its ad-buying business without the burden of saying who its donors are. Facebook confirmed to the Post it was part of the group, saying it's "working with a diverse group of stakeholders to help build support for our industry."

Things get a bit more juicy when you look at who is supposed to be on the board of American Edge. Former Democratic Rep. Chris Carney of Pennsylvania will supposedly be joined by the former Republican governor of New Mexico, Susana Martinez. In addition, former FEC commissioner Bradley Smith, who once wrote a book decrying the concept of campaign finance regulation, is also in the mix.

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has addressed Congress a number of times, most recently to defend the company's Libra digital currency. The Federal Trade Commission also fined the company $5 billion last year for its role in the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Some lawmakers, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren, are also calling for antitrust action against Facebook.

https://mashable.com/article/facebook-american-edge-regulations/

[Takket]

1. The irony being if you ask a MAGAt

They actually think social media censors the RIGHT. Even though you have facebook out there pulling ads by the left while they let every nutcase with a right wing conspiracy theory and every Russian IP address list whatever the hell they want.

[Yavin4]

2. Breaking up large companies like Facebook into smaller ones would help alleviate the UE problem.

For example, Facebook owns Instagram. Breaking them up into two different companies would mean that Instagram would have to hire its own corporate support staff, HR directors, Accountants, Admin Assts, etc.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

4. We really need to bring back the idea of competition instead of consolidation.

[Coventina]

3. And yet, we still have Facebook apologists here on DU. n/t

[ProfessorGAC]

5. +1

If I could rec a post...

[bucolic_frolic]

6. How about a highbrow alternative to Facebook?

ThinkBook. Strip away the smart people and Facebook will collapse.

[Mars and Minerva]

10. I like it!!!

[DIVINEprividence]

7. Big tech is not our friend

AI and robotics are the REAL enemy of working Americans. All this clap trap about free trade is NONSENSE. Look at Econ growth since free trade. The Great Depression was partly caused by protectionism. Free trade was a response to an already declining manufacturing base. Most of the anti-trade rhetoric is xenophobic nonsense.

[BigmanPigman]

8. Fuck Zuck and Fakebook.

They are tools of this admin and they are just tools in general. Go get 'em Warren!

[dustyscamp]

9. When this site gets hacked we only have facebook to talk to other DUers and find out what is

happening. Hopefully someone makes a backup DUer forum so we don't have to use facebook

[RainCaster]

11. WTF? This article (and links) has nothing to do with the Lincoln Project!

Except for the title, all seems to be right with this.

BTW, I like the idea that high tech companies are banding together in various lobbying groups. That is what this is. Yes, Zuck is a dick, but on this issue, I'm with him. We do not need any government mandates to weaken our encryption capabilities. We do not need the government applying hidden warrants to our emails. (That's why I use my own email server/domain)

[Budi]

12. FB pulled the Lincoln Project ad, 'Mourning in America'

The suspicious move questions Zucks loyaltyto Trump, when his lobbying group is facing down anti-trust lawsuits.

[rockfordfile]

13. Facebook is a un-American company and zuck is a traitor

[BrightKnight]

14. Why would they block Lincoln Project ads when

They allow a constant flood of really horrible lie filled Trump ads that can’t stand up to the slightest hint of fact checking. Pure lie filled propaganda ministry crap.

[uponit7771]

15. The Feds committed to buying Junk bonds !!! TLP is correct, no one else's debt is being bought out