Republican connected tech firm targeted black voters on facebook for ‘deterrence’ - MMCxchange https://mmcxchange.com/ Fri, 22 May 2026 03:11:41 -0400 en-US hourly 1 Baltimore Times RSS Hub Republican connected tech firm targeted black voters on facebook for ‘deterrence’ https://mmcxchange.com/detail/republican-connected-tech-firm-targeted-black-voters-on-facebook-for-deterrence_1777206808 Fri, 16 Oct 2020 06:00:09 -0400 https://mmcxchange.com/detail/republican-connected-tech-firm-targeted-black-voters-on-facebook-for-deterrence_1777206808 Republican connected tech firm targeted black voters on facebook for ‘deterrence’

Voter suppression efforts that disproportionately target Black voters include requiring certain IDs at the polls, shutting down polling locations in predominantly Black areas and polling hours that make it difficult for working class Americans to participate. ISTOCKPHOTO/NNPAA database built by Cambridge Analytica, the Republican-aligned firm that shut down over allegations of improper use of Facebook data, targeted Black voters for “Deterrence” in profiles prepared for Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign…]]>