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Kathy Castor: “I believe we need to prohibit the marketing tactic of political ad microtargeting, which fractures our open democratic…”

On the recordJune 23, 2020
I believe we need to prohibit the marketing tactic of political ad microtargeting, which fractures our open democratic debate into millions of private, unchecked silos allowing for the spread of disinformation, fake news, false promises, lies, and polarizing exaggerations, without real-time public scrutiny.
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Kathy Castor
Democratic · Florida

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Castor advocates for banning microtargeted political ads to protect democratic discourse.

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