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Nobody is suggesting that Facebook magically tricked people into voting against their will.

Maybe you were alive or aware in 2016-2022 but this is exactly what was suggested.

I’m having a hard time imagining you didn’t know this.

Narrator: there were no allegations of magic.

Yes there were. There were unscientific claims that the data was used to change the mind of voters in a complete magical and impossible way. Which later was proven entirely false.

Did you miss the entire event? Or are you so busy trying to be swarmy that you can’t remember it?

Friend - there are always going to be crazy people. You can't cite them as evidence that the craziness was widespread.

And you shouldn't call names. HN does not like that one bit.

That was the entire basis of the hearings. I assume you simply are unaware rather than ill intent here.

I believe the hearings were based in the language of propaganda- not magic.

I could be wrong. Do you have a citation for the magic?

I believe you're straw manning the situation.

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