Google and Facebook Are Swaying Ireland’s Abortion Referendum Even When They Tried Not To

It takes about 20 minutes to walk from the European headquarters of [f500link]Facebook[/f500link] and [f500link]Google[/f500link], near Dublin’s docks, to the seat of the Irish Government. If you walk that route today you will pass 50 or 60 posters petitioning you to vote for or against this week’s referendum on legalizing abortion. Take your phone out of your pocket, and you will be equally bombarded with digital ads.