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Russia Complains About Facebook And Google Election Ads

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: -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...

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  • (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?