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on the one hand, this is indeed a shitty precedent. but on the other hand we have a shitty president and government in general.

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> this is indeed a shitty precedent

Why?

Would you like to get also a notification for voting in Indonesia,Pakistan or Nigeria?

(Countries with a similar population)

Better location filtering aside, I don't think a suggestion to register to vote or to make sure to vote is really setting any bad precedent. More votes should be preferred by everyone in democracy.

Although, most other mature democracies, one doesn't actually need to register to vote but that's beside the point.

I misread GP's comment as saying getting more people to vote somehow sets a bad precedent.

a trillion dollar company influencing elections overtly is probably not “good”? their interests are certainly not aligned with yours

How is a reminder to register to vote "overtly influencing elections?"

Linking back to our conversation earlier [0], mylons is a good example of what I'm talking about.

[0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24518869

in america, when the voter turnout is higher, democrats win. it's a subtle way to take a side, but it's taking a side.

We can not be polarized to the point that uplifting the nations founding principle is seen as taking a side. I just don’t get your logic. At that point anyone encouraging voting is subtly siding with Democrats.

What support do you have for you apparent claim that universal suffrage is a "founding principle" in the US?

it’s just what happens historically when people vote. sorry you don’t like data

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