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Facebook helped trump suppress black voters
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Facebook had staff embedded in the Trump Campaign.
If the campaign was targeting Black voters with voter suppression tactics, Facebook not only knew; they helped.
Kelly Ellis
@justkelly_ok
I still can't get over this. They had a database of names of Black voters whom they targeted with Facebook ads to try and PREVENT THEM FROM VOTING.
https://channel4.com/news/revealed-trump-campaign-strategy-to-deter-millions-of-black-americans-from-voting-in-2016
People get defensive about their addiction to Facebook. But really if you stay on it you are helping Trump and Russia.
Period.
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