[Cherie]

Labour used this during the 2017 GE, didn’t some people on here get Facebook messages, I think it might have been you that said it Kizzy

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-40209711

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Labour used this during the 2017 GE, didn’t some people on here get Facebook messages, I think it might have been you that said it Kizzy

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-40209711

'The Conservative focus seemed to be sharp, paid-for attack ads. Labour's presence was much more organic, and perhaps more effective with it.

The chatter was happening in big groups - many of them filled with Jeremy Corbyn's most dedicated supporters, and closed to the general public. It was reflected in lists of most-shared stories, which were dominated by material sympathetic to Labour and hostile towards Theresa May's Conservatives.

Of course, we can't be sure of how social media shares shape actual voting - and there isn't yet any hard evidence that what people saw on Facebook or any other social network was the decisive factor that swayed huge numbers of votes. We'll have to wait days, weeks or longer for a full analysis to emerge. But what was clear online was a distinct surge in pro-Corbyn enthusiasm, in contrast with a professional and increasingly microtargeted Conservative advertising strategy.

I did see support for Corbyn on FB yes... from people, groups and organisations not bots and spam, did you even bother to read this article?

[Cherie]

[QUOTE=Kizzy;9927572]'The Conservative focus seemed to be sharp, paid-for attack ads. Labour's presence was much more organic, and perhaps more effective with it.

The chatter was happening in big groups - many of them filled with Jeremy Corbyn's most dedicated supporters, and closed to the general public. It was reflected in lists of most-shared stories, which were dominated by material sympathetic to Labour and hostile towards Theresa May's Conservatives.

Of course, we can't be sure of how social media shares shape actual voting - and there isn't yet any hard evidence that what people saw on Facebook or any other social network was the decisive factor that swayed huge numbers of votes. We'll have to wait days, weeks or longer for a full analysis to emerge. But what was clear online was a distinct surge in pro-Corbyn enthusiasm, in contrast with a professional and increasingly microtargeted Conservative advertising strategy.

I did see support for Corbyn on FB yes... from people, groups and organisations not bots and spam, did you even bother to read this article?[/QUOTE]

No I didn't, what I don't get is why people are so surprised that their politcal leanings are being harvested and not just by one party

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Cherie

No I didn't, what I don't get is why people are so surprised that their politcal leanings are being harvested and not just by one party

Cherie you are not understanding, the methodology is different.. harvesting data via mining posts and personal information is different from setting up a facebook group to discuss your disillusionment of the current govt and support of a candidate in a GE.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

Cherie you are not understanding, the methodology is different.. harvesting data via mining posts and personal information is different from setting up a facebook group to discuss your disillusionment of the current govt and support of a candidate in a GE.

what are you talking about? I never mentioned anything about facebook groups

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Cherie

what are you talking about? I never mentioned anything about facebook groups

You posted the article you said referred to the point you were making.... nowhere in that article does it substantiate what you inferred, that Labour targeted voters via data mining :/