Can facebook change the way you vote ?.

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Quote from: korkyqq on July 25, 2018, 11:32:20 AM

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I think it's not danger to democracy. Its dangerous to their view of democracy. Facebook is a free platform on which everyone can express their opinion. ....

Facebook is not "free."

The item bought and sold on facebook is you.

It's "advertising" and is an affiliate of some sort, right? I think that's a great way to market your own product and yourself whenever you have your own stuff going on. At least there is a channel that you could go into and start advertising in it.

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Quote from: popcorn1 on April 10, 2018, 01:07:20 PM

Channel 4 news saying facebook is a danger to democracy ..Is it?

I believe our normal TV media stations are more of a danger to democracy than facebook..
They spread PROPAGANDA tv stations ..

My vote goes by the way my area is acting ..Acting all nice like no shootings then good leaders
Loads of shootings and poverty then not even facebook or the media will change my mind..

I'd say Facebook is more of a minor annoyance? I've long since cancelled mine though. Normal mainstream media is probably more dangerous because they follow the scripts handed down by their corporate masters. Have you seen those videos with multiple newscasters saying the exact same thing layered over each other? Creepy AF!

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FB Can certainly influence alot of things including how people think and henceforth vote. I personally find facebook to be bias in some ways and others not so much. But I am also a southern redneck, Gun Carrying, Hunting, Deplorable, Millennial.

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If you can think critically and analyze information, nothing can influence your opinion, especially on the way you vote.

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I was working for a blockchain company a while ago and we were approached by the Russian government to pitch a blockchain based voting machine.

At first I was impressed and thought that the Russian people were finally wanting a truly democratic society, looking for ways to show voting transparency..but after a while of thinking about the issue.. the military and media have been working along side each other for many years.. homing their skills and they have become so influential they can craft any form of propaganda through their media and social media channels, it doesn't matter if the voting machines are blockchained and free of manipulation..

Implementation of blockchain technology within voting system is a brilliant idea. Great way to show transparency and impossible to forge, but judging by lack of news about Russia using blockchain-based voting system I suppose your company refused, right?

Speaking about propaganda, it seems not that acute nowadays. People are not that easy to manipulate now, military in Europe has less influence as I can see.
May be different in Russia though, this country still seems to be quite militarized.

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Channel 4 news saying facebook is a danger to democracy ..Is it?

I believe our normal TV media stations are more of a danger to democracy than facebook..
They spread PROPAGANDA tv stations ..

All media are danger to democracy. Their main aim is to manipulate public opinion, though they use different ways. Accusation that FB is more of a danger to democracy is pointless.

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I think facebook and all social media is an attack on true democracy if its used for Psyops.

I was working for a blockchain company a while ago and we were approached by the Russian government to pitch a blockchain based voting machine.

At first I was impressed and thought that the Russian people were finally wanting a truly democratic society, looking for ways to show voting transparency..but after a while of thinking about the issue.. the military and media have been working along side each other for many years.. homing their skills and they have become so influential they can craft any form of propaganda through their media and social media channels, it doesn't matter if the voting machines are blockchained and free of manipulation..

Today's media isn't.

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No, Facebook can't change the way I think or the way I vote. But they are indeed a danger for democracy. It's well known they censor conservative pages in different countries because they don't attend to Facebook's ideology. They manipulate informations this way. They choose what kind of informations you can have access, creating a bubble that doesn't correspond to the reality.

For this reason it's better that you don't waste too much time on Facebook and look for informations on another social medias too. I hearded there is a new one called Gab, this one is really decentralized and respect others speeches.

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Even though taking into account that Facebook is one of the biggest and most popular social media it does not make you to go and vote for a canditate just because he or his team purchased your data or personal info. Media noise existence does not push you forward to the election district since it is just you go there by your opinion and not a candiate who abused and violated personal data protection laws.

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Quote from: korkyqq on July 25, 2018, 11:32:20 AM

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I think it's not danger to democracy. Its dangerous to their view of democracy. Facebook is a free platform on which everyone can express their opinion. ....

Facebook is not "free."

The item bought and sold on facebook is you.

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Since social media has a significant influence, I think it could change the way I vote. I know someone who doesn’t have a TV at home, so for news and some information, he just rely on Facebook. There are some helpful and some fake news/information, and some are also just the opinions of others. But reading these opinions broadens your mind. It helps you understand both sides then you test their theories in real life or compile the facts to prove it. And that’s how you’re influenced to change your vote.

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Social Media in general is a very powerful and risky tool. It has it's pros and cons, that depends entirely on people. I believe
I saw this documentary about the election campaigns between Trump and Clinton, they said Facebook had this massive and
elusive influence on how Trump won that election wherein I think a lot of people where rooting for Hilary to win. Facebook
can affect out views and possibly alter how we perceive people and things depending on how news or facts are presented
and delivered, some stuff we see and read triggers emotions. We are emotional after all, sometimes it clouds judgement.

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for me, not only facebook but all sorts of social media can affect the way you vote, not by preventing you to vote but correcting the vote you'll make. by reading all the opinions and doing appopriate research one can arrive into a better decision of whom you'll give your vote to.

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Quote from: popcorn1 on April 10, 2018, 01:07:20 PM

Channel 4 news saying facebook is a danger to democracy ..Is it?

I believe our normal TV media stations are more of a danger to democracy than facebook..
They spread PROPAGANDA tv stations ..

My vote goes by the way my area is acting ..Acting all nice like no shootings then good leaders
Loads of shootings and poverty then not even facebook or the media will change my mind..

I think it's not danger to democracy. Its dangerous to their view of democracy. Facebook is a free platform on which everyone can express their opinion. So facebook is a chance for the parties and politicians who aren't as financially powerful to make an expensive campaign, to advertise themselves. For example, in an election a few years back I wasn't sure what to do. I didn't want to vote for the 2 biggest parties, so I was thinking boycott, but I saw a debate on Facebook, and a politician from a smaller party was making some points I really liked, and I voted for them. They did not won, but from that moment they are gaining more and more fans.

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I definitely think that Facebook plays a big role in the world today. Everything that we see influences us in some way. Since so many people spend so much time on Facebook, a lot of what we see comes to us through Facebook. This gives Facebook a lot of power to influence through it's platform. If Facebook decides to promote positive posts about a certain political leader and only allow negative posts about an opponent, then I'm sure that will have a lasting effect. People can write just about anything they want on Facebook, but Facebook is the one choose to to actually show in our feeds.

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Quote from: AVAMONEY on April 17, 2018, 03:51:48 PM

Quote from: popcorn1 on April 10, 2018, 01:07:20 PM

Channel 4 news saying facebook is a danger to democracy ..Is it?

I believe our normal TV media stations are more of a danger to democracy than facebook..
They spread PROPAGANDA tv stations ..

My vote goes by the way my area is acting ..Acting all nice like no shootings then good leaders
Loads of shootings and poverty then not even facebook or the media will change my mind..

I votes to avoid news from Tv broadcast, the news content about politic and economy are filled with manipulation and propaganda.
Even though Facebook are not best place for news sources, but i think it is more democracy rather than Television news source, because in Facebook many community can show up their opinion and critics about politician and how black business impact so far.

Of course, Facebook affects how I vote. I do not see much difference between Facebook and TV. Both are the mass media. And by definition - the means of manipulation, too. I watch TV very rarely. More often I learn news from social networks. But I do not trust information about politicians 100% ever. It is obvious that PR-services of any politician know exactly how to manipulate your opinion about them. And they do it all the time. Facebook is just a tool.
But Facebook gives a lot of different opinions and sources of information. You can check the information several times.

This does not guarantee that my vote in the elections is absolutely conscious, but I am calm, because I did everything I could.

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No. Some websites are just working because of money. They don't care about the validation and accurate of their news or any media related stories. It is also possible that when you surf the internet, they can access everything about you. So you should be careful. Some of the stories are used to pacify the bad doings of a politician, you cannot simply say that a person is good if he/she have done something amazing in the internet. Some good doings are hardly seen by the viewers simply because the media feeds us with issues, racism, sexism and other negative ideas just to corrupt our mind.

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Quote from: tegaisaffluent on April 28, 2018, 04:29:40 PM

For me I think Facebook can only change the way people in countries where technology has advanced, technology has been embraced and there is rule of law vote. In where I'm residing, they report what they want you to hear. It can't

I think the facebook or other social media can affect the people's thinking towards a candidate. Some of the people believe on things that they saw or read on social media which sometimes could be spreading fake news or black propaganda. So I think yes, because facebook is the most famous and most accessible to anyone, then the candidates are using it to introduce themselves or maybe spread fake news.

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It can and it is. If you look at the recent trends, social media has been the impact factor in elections across the globe. The prevalence of social media in politics has made elected officials and candidates for public office more accountable and accessible to voters. And the ability to publish content and broadcast it to millions of people instantaneously allows campaigns to carefully manage their candidates’ images based on rich sets of analytics in real time and at almost no cost.

Refer to https://www.thoughtco.com/how-social-media-has-changed-politics-3367534 article that explains the effect of social media campaign on U.S presidential elections.

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Quote from: hugoworld on May 09, 2018, 02:37:06 AM

Actually yes. Facebook has great impact on society. So, It can affect people's political views and also, Facebook can brainwash people at its sweet will. All kinds of social media are talented enough to change people's vote by manipulating news . But, The most infulential of social media is Facebook That's why, Some sources are using Facebook to manipulate elections .

I agree, Facebook is a big influence most of us in this community and as what you've said, they can give us fake news that most of us will immediately believe that and can manipulate peoples beliefs.

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It's quite easy to spread misinformation and propaganda on social media. I hate to mute several friends multiple times because I don't like the stuff they are sharing.

I think the most danger would be what would you call "filter bubble" which is also present in sites like Youtube. Basically, you only get recommended content that are similar to your preferences. Though that in itself is not immediately harmful, it could prevent people from seeing what's on the other side, unless they are inclined to search for it anyway (many don't).

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