How Trump Outmaneuvered FB in 2016
Jul. 26th, 2018 01:40 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
osewalrusMost of the focus on this article has been on the fact that Zuckerberg called Trump to congratulate him on his win. The real important element of this article is that the Trump Team figured out on their own how to manipulate FB's advertising algorithm to its own advantage and detriment of Clinton Campaign.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanmac/congratulations-zuckerberg-call-trump-election-2016?te=1&nl=dealbook&emc=edit_dk_20180720
Please note, this is not a Russia thing. This was the Trump campaign team all on its own. If it's one thing Trump's Team understand, it's marketing.
Similar story here: How Trump Conquered Facebook Without Russian Ads. This is important when we talk about how intermediaries ought to moderate content.
"Anything science can synthesize, science can analyze." -- From Triplanetary by E.E. "Doc" Smith Whatever algorithms are developed, they will be analyzed and manipulated.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanmac/congratulations-zuckerberg-call-trump-election-2016?te=1&nl=dealbook&emc=edit_dk_20180720
Please note, this is not a Russia thing. This was the Trump campaign team all on its own. If it's one thing Trump's Team understand, it's marketing.
Similar story here: How Trump Conquered Facebook Without Russian Ads. This is important when we talk about how intermediaries ought to moderate content.
"Anything science can synthesize, science can analyze." -- From Triplanetary by E.E. "Doc" Smith Whatever algorithms are developed, they will be analyzed and manipulated.
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Date: 2018-07-30 04:49 pm (UTC)