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by isostatic 2989 days ago
There is a strong perception across the world that facebook swung the election, which means that the world concentrates on the power of facebook, which drives that perception.

"How Facebook Helped Donald Trump Become President" -- https://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2016/11/09/how-faceb...

"How Facebook ads helped elect Trump" -- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-facebook-ads-helped-elect-t...

"Here's How Facebook Actually Won Trump the Presidency" -- https://www.wired.com/2016/11/facebook-won-trump-election-no...

There is no such perception about how google "won trump the presidency".

Which is why I think that "all the focus on Facebook", despite the fact "Google tracking is so much more widespread"