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Re: Song of the Day
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Originally Posted by Adder
If a platform knows that a story is heavily promoted, inorganically (whether via technological intervention or just good old-fashioned grassroots organizing) in the run up to an election with the obvious hope of influencing the outcome of that election, should it do anything?
That seems like a really hard question to me. Seems like whether it is technological or organizing probably makes a difference, but in a world that includes bot farms and nearly costless sharing, that may be a very difficult thing to distinguish.
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Why is it a hard question? If you assume that a platform only exists to make money for its investors, maybe it's an easier question.
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