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But the social media giants offered not only new tech but also man power. Seated beside Molly, Matt, and our data scientists were embedded employees from Facebook, Google, and Twitter, among other tech companies. Facebook called its work with the Trump campaign “customer service plus.”5 Google said it served the campaign in an “advisory capacity.” Twitter called it “free labor.”6 While the Trump team welcomed this help with open arms, the Clinton campaign for some reason decided not to accept such help from Facebook, which must have given Trump a distinct advantage that cannot be easily quantified—a spare set of highly skilled hands goes a long way in a campaign, as it is expertise that does not need to be managed or taught by the campaign manager, who is already working 24/7 with little sleep.