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Let me make sure I have what you're saying correct. You think the basis of all of this backlash stems from anti-Semitism rather than: Blatant political corrupt

Let me make sure I have what you're saying correct. You think the basis of all of this backlash stems from anti-Semitism rather than: Blatant political corruption Selling/distributing of user data to shady third parties Poor protection of user data Privacy invasion beyond what's reasonable to sell people adds Tracking of individuals who do not have accounts ... Do I have that right? If so I find it hard to agree with your conclusion. Edit: OP edited the anti-semitism bit out of their comment.

sqdbps 8y ago
I don't see the "political corruption"" angle. The rest (your distortions aside) was already addressed by him and the company on many occasions still the animus directed at him is extraordinary.
- gcthomas 8y ago
  He sent his CTO to the Commons Committee in the UK, and he failed to answer a whole host of questions satisfactorily: 'Damian Collins, the chair of the DCMS committee, said: “We asked them to look for evidence of Russian influence and they came back and told us something we now know appears misleading. And we’re still waiting for answers to 40 questions that Mike Schroepfer was unable to answer, including if they have any record of any dark ads. “It could be that these adverts are just the tip of the iceberg. It’s just so hard getting any sort of information out of them, and then not knowing if that information is complete.” ' from https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/may/12/facebook-brexit-russia-unresolved-40-questions https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/may/12/facebook-...
- pteredactyl 8y ago
  How about the other angles? Or do they not fit your narrative?
734786710934 8y ago
Facebook doesn't sell data, and unless you think it's a bad thing for them to have an API then they don't distribute data either.
- hodgesrm 8y ago
  Isn't Facebook's entire business model essentially based on selling user data?
  - drewmol 8y ago
    Selling targeted ads, targeting done by analysis of user data. According to FB: allowing user data to be leaked (which in turn allows for more directed individual targeting) was an oversight.
- freeone3000 8y ago
  An API　is a method of data distribution whether I think it's a bad thing or not.
- morganvachon 8y ago
  > Facebook doesn't sell data Of course they do, and they have for a while now. It's how they make money. In fact, they not only sell data they collect on your use of their service, they sell data based on information scraped by their persistent cookies as you browse other sites: https://consumerist.com/2014/06/12/facebook-is-now-selling-your-web-browsing-data-to-advertisers/ https://consumerist.com/2014/06/12/facebook-is-now-selling-y...
  - hartator 8y ago
    Better targeting for their ads is not selling data.

sqdbps 8y ago

I don't see the "political corruption"" angle. The rest (your distortions aside) was already addressed by him and the company on many occasions still the animus directed at him is extraordinary.

gcthomas 8y ago
He sent his CTO to the Commons Committee in the UK, and he failed to answer a whole host of questions satisfactorily: 'Damian Collins, the chair of the DCMS committee, said: “We asked them to look for evidence of Russian influence and they came back and told us something we now know appears misleading. And we’re still waiting for answers to 40 questions that Mike Schroepfer was unable to answer, including if they have any record of any dark ads. “It could be that these adverts are just the tip of the iceberg. It’s just so hard getting any sort of information out of them, and then not knowing if that information is complete.” ' from https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/may/12/facebook-brexit-russia-unresolved-40-questions https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/may/12/facebook-...
pteredactyl 8y ago
How about the other angles? Or do they not fit your narrative?

734786710934 8y ago

Facebook doesn't sell data, and unless you think it's a bad thing for them to have an API then they don't distribute data either.

hodgesrm 8y ago
Isn't Facebook's entire business model essentially based on selling user data?
- drewmol 8y ago
  Selling targeted ads, targeting done by analysis of user data. According to FB: allowing user data to be leaked (which in turn allows for more directed individual targeting) was an oversight.
freeone3000 8y ago
An API　is a method of data distribution whether I think it's a bad thing or not.
morganvachon 8y ago
> Facebook doesn't sell data Of course they do, and they have for a while now. It's how they make money. In fact, they not only sell data they collect on your use of their service, they sell data based on information scraped by their persistent cookies as you browse other sites: https://consumerist.com/2014/06/12/facebook-is-now-selling-your-web-browsing-data-to-advertisers/ https://consumerist.com/2014/06/12/facebook-is-now-selling-y...
- hartator 8y ago
  Better targeting for their ads is not selling data.