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Facebook Fined 1M Euro over Cambridge Analytica Scandal (epic.org)
3 points by iamrobschiavone 2554 days ago
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It's pretty sick that so many people care about this now, but didn't care at all when Obama ran a similar campaign in 2008 (I think both are just as bad). I read countless articles lauding him and his techniques as the future of running political campaigns..when it was just the same old spammy techniques.

Facebook knew what he was doing, allowed it to happen (because Zuckerberg supported him), and then closed it off for future politicians..and it was brushed under the carpet.

I guess the moral of the story is that if you are a Democrat and big corporations and the media like you, you can get away with murder.