Help Us Collect Political Ads on Facebook




Note To Self show

Summary: <p>Let’s build a database of political Facebook ads. Just in case someone needs to check on them later. Like, say, if the Russians bought thousands of ads to sway an election. Manoush’s privacy girlfriend, ProPublica’s Julia Angwin, is back with a challenge (<a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/help-us-monitor-political-ads-online">and a browser plugin</a>) for Note to Self listeners.</p> <p>-------</p> <p>Subscribe to our <a href="http://wnyc.us5.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=4109fdd323aaac7078eadaa8f&amp;id=d0eadaf34f">Wednesday morning newsletter</a> for info on new episodes, our must-reads, and the news you need to get just a <i>little </i>geeky.</p> <p>Follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/manoushz">@manoushz</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/NoteToSelf">@notetoself</a>, or <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NoteToSelfPodcast">on Facebook.</a> Email us any time at notetoself@wnyc.org - we love to hear from you. Responses from real humans, not bots, promise.</p>