Incident 522: Facebook Political Ad Delivery Algorithms Inferred Users' Political Alignment, Inhibiting Political Campaigns' Reach
Description: Facebook's political ad delivery system reportedly differentiated the price of user reach based on their inferred political alignment, inhibiting political campaigns' ability to reach voters with diverse political views, which allegedly reinforces political polarization and creates informational filter bubbles.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Facebook developed and deployed an AI system, which harmed political campaigns and Facebook users.
Incident Stats
Incident ID
522
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2019-07-10
Editors
Khoa Lam
Incident Reports
Reports Timeline
arxiv.org · 2019
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Political campaigns are increasingly turning to digital advertising to reach voters. It is predicted that, during the 2020 U.S. presidential elections, 28% of political marketing spending will go to online advertising, compared to 20% in 20…
Variants
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