[threeseed]

Simple really.

1) Ban any political figure who buys a political ad. If you set an example others will follow.

2) Facebook/Twitter/etc already have a verification mechanism and so anyone who isn't verified and using words like tax, election, vote etc can be sent to a moderation queue.

[dexen]

>anyone who isn't verified and using words like tax, election, vote etc can be sent to a moderation queue

chuckle

Do you propose that in earnest in order to save the democracy[1]? Or are you being ironic and it's simply lost on me...?

What other words would you put on the moderation graylist? "Death penalty", "whistleblower", "sexual assault", "guns", "public education", "welfare", "war", "weapons of mass destruction"? Let's top it up with "conspiracy theory" and "fake news", just to max out the irony meter.

[1] or the republic, where applicable

[threeseed]

No I am quite serious.

Send any ads with politically charged words to a moderation queue where someone reviews the ad. And if it takes weeks to review it then so be it. The status quo is simply not acceptable.

[jobigoud]

He's talking about ads, not regular posts.