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@andymstone https://t.co/UKpfkcX72i — PolitiTweet.org

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@andymstone “VP of content policy Monika Bickert wrestles with big questions about speech online and lays out a policy roadmap for regulating content — a roadmap that borrows from the company's existing procedures, including transparency reports and channels for users to report content.” — PolitiTweet.org

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As a Washingtonian who lives downtown, this isn't very comforting https://t.co/TwE63H2N5n — PolitiTweet.org

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According to my research, Devin Nunes is the first person history to receive the Medal of Freedom AND sue a fictional cow — PolitiTweet.org

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A lot of companies insist they have strict firewalls between editorial and advertising sales, but I'm not even sure that is possible with Punchbowl, which only has 4 employees. Their CEO is also one of the main writers. — PolitiTweet.org

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This kind of gives away the game. If Trump wasn't doing anything wrong, why would it be "disgusting" to release the tape. — PolitiTweet.org

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I'll note the ads that are featured in these newsletters (usually as "native" text) are propaganda. They all say "Facebook Supports Updated Internet Regulations" but if you dig deeper the only thing they support is new regulations saying Facebook should do what its already doing. — PolitiTweet.org

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The DC political newsletters by Politico, Axios and Punchbowl are ALL sponsored by Facebook https://t.co/cPF8xuMnSr — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @bluestein: The Jolt: White House called Brad Raffensperger 18 times before he took Donald Trump’s call #gapol https://t.co/iYq3YPdetQ — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JeffHorwitz: We wrote about Facebook’s repeat false ad problem before the presidential — this was a known problem. Setting aside the AI… — PolitiTweet.org

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@jaredlholt stay safe — PolitiTweet.org

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9. If you liked this thread, you'll really like my newsletter. A lot more accountability journalism coming in 2021. https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo — PolitiTweet.org

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8. In a statement to Popular Information, Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) blasted Facebook's handling of the American Crossroads ads. "Facebook is throwing out its own rule book to avoid shutting down Republican lies," Wyden said. https://t.co/fBBlHrxKAZ — PolitiTweet.org

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7. Facebook is an $800 billion company but its AI for ads is effectively worthless. And it will not backstop it with human moderation before the ads are published. As a result, hundreds of thousands of Georgians being exposed to false attacks on Warnock https://t.co/fBBlHrxKAZ — PolitiTweet.org

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6. But even if they won't take action against the group itself, couldn't they block American Crossroads from posting the same false ad? A member of Facebook's integrity unit revealed "even the slightest modification" to an ad stops automatic detection https://t.co/fBBlHrxKAZ https://t.co/QcH8r6OTxm — PolitiTweet.org

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5. Why did Facebook decline to take action against American Crossroads? Again, they won't comment. But we do know that one of their top execs, Joel Kaplan, is a former GOP operative who has repeatedly intervened to protect right-wing groups & publications https://t.co/fBBlHrxKAZ — PolitiTweet.org

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4. Instead, Leathern is asking the communications staff. It's an ad hoc decision based on how it will play publicly. Notably, in this case, Facebook declined to take action, allowing American Crossroads to publish the content again and again. https://t.co/fBBlHrxKAZ — PolitiTweet.org

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3. This is a very strange message because Leathern (who left Facebook on 12/30) "led the product team for Business Integrity at Facebook" and was responsible for "enforc[ing] ads and business policies across Facebook." It means there is no policy. https://t.co/fBBlHrxKAZ — PolitiTweet.org

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2. I obtained internal Facebook communications about the ads On 12/24, Facebook exec Rod Leathern asked if Facebook should take action against American Crossroads "for attempting to circumvent our ads policies by repeatedly posting the same content?" https://t.co/fBBlHrxKAZ https://t.co/wcoGsN0C6B — PolitiTweet.org

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1. A Facebook ad from American Crossroads, a GOP Super PAC, falsely attacked Warnock Facebook found it violated its rules and took it down Then Facebook allowed American Crossroads to republish it 5 times. Why? Facebook won't say But I kept digging https://t.co/fBBlHrxKAZ — PolitiTweet.org

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If you picked “JANUARY 3” in the “FIRST TIME IN 2021 TRUMP WILL BE CAUGHT ON TAPE COMMITTING CRIMES” competition, I have good news for you — PolitiTweet.org

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@marceelias Have these cases actually been filed? — PolitiTweet.org

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5. UPDATE: The two remaining ads have now been removed. — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump's call to the Georgia Secretary of State, pressuring him to find 11,000 votes and flip the election result, is criminal. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @sarahmccammon: When I repeatedly asked about reports that President Trump called Georgia’s Republican Secretary of State yesterday to a… — PolitiTweet.org

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4. UPDATE: Facebook has removed the three ads I screenshotted in this thread but left up two others with the same false claim that I did not screenshot https://t.co/m17ZrH9cQw — PolitiTweet.org

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3. The big question is WHY Facebook can't detect and block these ads (which they acknowledge violate its policies) and WHY Facebook won't penalize American Crossroads despite its purposeful efforts to evade Facebook rules I should have answers soon https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo — PolitiTweet.org

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2. This ad is brutally dishonest and I'll just link to my thread from yesterday explaining why. https://t.co/b0GK2DJnQj — PolitiTweet.org

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1. Facebook has AGAIN allowed GOP Super PAC American Crossroads to run an ad with a false attack on Raphael Warnock. Facebook has taken down the same American Crossroads ad FIVE OTHER TIMES since December 17 -- 12/18, 12/20, 12/24, 12/31, 1/2. Now it's back for a SIXTH time. https://t.co/PnB0ejvSDR — PolitiTweet.org

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The majority of Republicans in Congress are supporting this effort — PolitiTweet.org