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posted by Fnord666 on Sunday September 15 2019, @03:04AM   Printer-friendly
from the hello-pot-it's-kettle dept.

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

Russia has complained to both Facebook and Google, claiming adverts they circulated "interfered" with elections in the country.

The adverts were seen on social media and the web while local elections were under way in Russia this weekend.

Facebook said Russia should talk to advertisers, who were responsible for complying with local laws.

Google said it supported "responsible" political advertising that complied with Russian laws.

Russia's communications watchdog Roskomnadzor said Google and Facebook had flouted its demand to ban political advertising while voting was under way across the country.

"Such actions can be seen as interference in Russia's sovereign affairs and hindering the conduct of democratic elections in the Russian Federation," it said in a statement.

Russian laws put strict limits on when political adverts can be run and demands they are not seen while elections are ongoing.


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  • (Score: 3, Touché) by Azuma Hazuki on Sunday September 15 2019, @03:14AM (14 children)

    by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Sunday September 15 2019, @03:14AM (#894231) Journal

    Turnabout is fair play, Ivan.

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  • (Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 15 2019, @03:16AM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 15 2019, @03:16AM (#894232)

    This could be meta trolling from the Red Menace.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 15 2019, @04:33AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 15 2019, @04:33AM (#894247)

      Trolls with the metahuman gene.

    • (Score: 2, Funny) by fustakrakich on Sunday September 15 2019, @04:52AM

      by fustakrakich (6150) on Sunday September 15 2019, @04:52AM (#894255) Journal

      Yes, they're trying to teach us critical thinking [soylentnews.org].

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  • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 15 2019, @03:34AM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 15 2019, @03:34AM (#894235)

    And meanwhile, the Jews are laughing at both Azuma and Ivan...

    • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 15 2019, @05:09AM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 15 2019, @05:09AM (#894259)

      It is just sad that some people can be led down such insane paths of racial hatred. You have to be one of the most close minded people within 50 miles to be saying white supremacist memes.

      • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 15 2019, @02:42PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 15 2019, @02:42PM (#894349)

        What makes you think any commenter (open-minded, self-aware, knowledgeable jew-hater or not) is White?

        All people of the world are victims of the khazar jew rats.

        If jews are/were so nice, how did it happen that they were expelled from lands hundreds of times? Smarter people have lived and they did smart things. Expelling jews is a smart thing to do.

        Also, are you a JIDF agent? If not, then what is your relationship with khazar jewish rats? How much do they pay you? Would you defend Asians, Hispanics, Africans the same like you did the khazar jewish rats?

  • (Score: 4, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 15 2019, @03:36AM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 15 2019, @03:36AM (#894236)

    Yeah those 3000 impressions they got sure changed the election! It wasn't that the DNC decided to run one of the more unlikable people in their lineup. Nope not that AT ALL.

    • (Score: 3, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 15 2019, @06:04AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 15 2019, @06:04AM (#894267)

      It wasn't that the DNC decided to run one of the more unlikable people in their lineup.

      It doesn't matter... It was her turn.

    • (Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 15 2019, @01:39PM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 15 2019, @01:39PM (#894332)

      This comment completely dodges the question.

      To be clear, are you saying that advertisement is or is not interfering in elections? Please be clear... and remember your decision 18 months from now when (insert next scandal) occurs.

      • (Score: 2) by hemocyanin on Monday September 16 2019, @01:25AM

        by hemocyanin (186) on Monday September 16 2019, @01:25AM (#894488) Journal

        For Democrats to be in such a tizzy about freakin' ads, when the US and the whole slew of loathesome DNC leaders have voting to go to fucking war to change regimes, demonstrates a lack of critical thinking and introspection that is beyond the ability of science to measure. If there was a god, IT couldn't measure the DNC's utter shamelessness -- it would sit there, agog and sort of tremble at the evil it sees. It's fucking batshit insane.

  • (Score: 2) by qzm on Sunday September 15 2019, @10:16AM

    by qzm (3260) on Sunday September 15 2019, @10:16AM (#894288)

    Wasnt Farcebooks response to the US claims just... a little different from this?

    You know, banhammering a whole lot of accounts they decided were evil ruskies, rather than just saying 'oh well, not our problem'

    Although personally, if people are letting such places change their voting intention, the priority is we find a way to stop the morons voting, not limit the ads..

  • (Score: 2) by TheGratefulNet on Sunday September 15 2019, @12:37PM (2 children)

    by TheGratefulNet (659) on Sunday September 15 2019, @12:37PM (#894318)

    Turnabout is fair play, Ivan.

    boris. its always boris.

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 15 2019, @02:45PM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 15 2019, @02:45PM (#894352)

      Boris Johnson?

      • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Monday September 16 2019, @01:05AM

        by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Monday September 16 2019, @01:05AM (#894478) Journal

        Turnabout is fair play, Ivan.

        boris. its always boris.

        Boris Johnson?

        No**, Boris Always.

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