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by cwkoss 3053 days ago
I like writing hate comments deriding advertisers for their horrible products and waste of ad spend on every sponsored post I see. Facebook wants me to be the product they sell to advertisers - so I want to be a negative-value user.

Health product -> "THIS GAVE MY FATHER CANCER, NOW HES DEAD"

Investment Product -> "WORSE THAN A PONZI"

Anything -> "Only an idiot would buy this."

2 comments

Not sure you can win at this game. I wouldn't be surprised if facebook pushes engagement notifications to you friends saying 'Person X commented on product Y with all caps comments! Exciting? Shocking? You decide! (After a short 45s pre-roll video ad)'
It's worth mentioning that you can be sued if the company can prove damages. In the UK, the burden on the plaintiff is even lower.

Better to make it appear to be your opinion, as opposed to a (false) statement of fact.