Facebook Blocks Lula’s Campaign Ads Just Days Before Brazil Election

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• Eternal1927

  I don't know who that is so i might be wrong with my assumption to say that if Facebook is trying to stop this guy from being elected that that is reason enough to vote for him?

  • Che Banana3

    You would be correct in that assumption

• traingovroom[He/Him]46via worldnews@lemmy.ml

  Assuming Lula wins reelection one of the principal concerns of the country's national security interests should be banning U.S.-owned social media companies.

  • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆20

    At this point, there is a good chance the US would do what they did in Venezuela if Lula wins.

    • ZeroHora17

      I find unlikely, Lula is way more respected in the liberal "democracies" than Maduro. Not the Trump cares about but I think most of the staff could oppose this shit.

      • ☂️-7

        i doubt it would be something like venezuela, but they WILL intervene somehow if lula wins. they aren't being too subtle about it.

        lula has commented on it, and the lawfare has already begun. the alternative media is already saying it. even us democrats.

        • ZeroHora5

          They will probably go with Guaidó/Machado route before doing the extra shit.

          • ☂️-6

            bolsonaro is their machado in brazil. there's always the rest of the treacherous military leadership to help them out if they fail, and i doubt lula can fix it.

      • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆6

        We'll see, it seems like he surrounded himself with like minded people this time around. Owning the libs could be seen as a power move by them.

• ZeroHora28via worldnews@lemmy.ml

  Fucking cancer of this world.

• ☂️-23via worldnews@lemmy.ml

  they did it to jones manoel, an actual communist, when he was about to viralize to the mainatream from his great participation in a debate.

  if they did it to a much smaller figure, of course they'd do it to lula.

  people's minds will never be free for as long as they use us social media.

• Zahille719via worldnews@lemmy.ml

  In case it hasn't been obvious that the world has been trending back towards fascism for the better part of the last 20 years.

  • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆20

    Just the liberal capitalist world because the mask of liberalism has to be pulled back in times of crisis to reveal how the system truly functions.

• ShinkanTrain8via worldnews@lemmy.ml

  China proved right instance #1911

  • Squizzy1

    ?? How

    • ZeroHora4

      China supports Lula and is concerned about the USA putting their grease fingers in Brazil(again).

      Also China banning all american social media was the greatest decision they have ever made.

    • ShinkanTrain1

      China has blocked access to US social media from local ISPs since 2009.

• tigermountain6via worldnews@lemmy.ml

  What I find sad is that these ads can make a difference. People should have already researched the candidates and their positions and know who they're going to vote for.

• ghost_laptop5via worldnews@lemmy.ml

  you're telling me the company who helped cambridge analytics do their schemes with elections is doing it again? pikachu face

  • davel6

    The problem with bringing up Cambridge Analytica is that 1) their schemes were found not to be effective and 2) it feeds BlueAnon conspiracy theories.

    • eldavi3

      their schemes were found not to be effective

      surprising to hear -- do you know where i can learn more?

      • davel3

        https://www.itpro.com/policy-legislation/data-protection/357367/cambridge-analytica-project-was-ineffective-ico-claims

    • ghost_laptop3

      money was made though, if it works or not facebook plays a role on elections and ads and they generally favour the right wing ones. but yeah, i didn't know about that, tho, thanks.

• SocialistVibes0114via worldnews@lemmygrad.ml

  Musk was humiliated by Brazilian authorities. Let's see what will happen to Zuck.

  • ☂️-10

    we would have to see another lula victory beforehand, at least.