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Mildly Interesting

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This is for strictly mildly interesting material. If it's too interesting, it doesn't belong. If it's not interesting, it doesn't belong.

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[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I didn't know foreign governments could buy ads in America for political purposes.

[–] shawn1122@lemm.ee 36 points 1 week ago

It's the USA. Everything is for sale. From the wellbeing of your ordinary everyday citizen to the government that supposedly represents.

[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah that's what made it Mildly Interesting for me. I've seen a few tourism ads here and there but never something like this.

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 7 points 1 week ago (3 children)

It makes me wonder if China or Russia's bought ad space

[–] Cliff@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

I guess bot farms and paid trolls in social media are already doing the trick?

[–] havocpants@lemm.ee 15 points 1 week ago

Ad space? It looks like they bought the president