Facebook is paying people overseas promoting Alberta separatism — CBC uncovers 14 accounts from India, Pakistan, Indonesia posting on popular Alberta separatist groups
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/facebook-overseas-alberta-separtism-9.7223966
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/facebook-overseas-alberta-separtism-9.7223966
5 Comments
Smaile@lemmy.ca · 28 pts · 91d
this should tell you all you need to know about the movement, its not real. go out and vote the referendum down.
NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip · 14 pts · 91d
That headline is misleading. Yes they are getting paid, but as part of engagement revenue. Just like Google, tiktok, Instagram, etc.
Sad as hell that grifting using right wing propaganda is so profitable.
And before you say I am defending meta here, I am not. It's a misleading headline, and participation in meta products is explicit support for these people, because YOU are paying for it by being the product being sold to advertisers.
Corporations are evil, don't participate.
greenacres3233@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 91d
I predict that once the voting is done, we'll see headlines such as "Despite huge online positivity, Alberta separatism gets a no" and no one will be suprised
toiletobserver@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 91d
Chiquita 2.0
Phantaloons@piefed.zip · 3 pts · 91d
I guess if Canada wants to keep Alberta around, they should likely do something... considering it's their power grid and network, and province.