The social network’s bosses hail the power of targeted campaigns, but won’t take responsibilityTwo big announcements were made in the US political media this week, and the outcome of one will likely have a profound effect on the 2020 election. The
New York Times announced the process and date for revealing which candidate it will endorse on the very crowded
Democratic ticket, and
Facebook reiterated its policies (or maybe lack of them) on political advertising.
Many things have happened since the 2016
election to both the press and technology companies, in terms of examining their respective roles in democracy. And while there have been plenty of laments that too little has changed in the intervening four years, the truth is that one thing – control of the media – has changed significantly.