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>1. Russian interference in the election and the fact that FB knew about it and did nothing. "the fact that FB knew about it and did nothing" is unsubstantiate
by traek 8y ago
>1. Russian interference in the election and the fact that FB knew about it and did nothing.
"the fact that FB knew about it and did nothing" is unsubstantiated. The person I trust the most on this is Alex Stamos, who actually left Facebook due to tensions over this, and he's gone on record saying there was no obstruction.
> 2. FB running psychological experiments in the newsfeed not only to see if they can make you spend more time there (questionably ok) but also to see if they could affect your mood (definitely not ok).
From 2014. I'd also disagree with running A/B tests to increase time spent being "questionably ok" though.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jul/02/facebook-apologises-psychological-experiments-on-users https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jul/02/facebook-...
3. Facebook censoring news in the newsfeed based on political leanings.
I can't find anything online about this? Unless you're talking about filter bubbles, in which case I think that's a reasonable criticism although I think describing it as "censorship" is a huge stretch.
4. FB tracking you even after you log out.
Again, from 2013.
https://www.dailydot.com/news/facebook-shadow-profiles-privacy-faq/ https://www.dailydot.com/news/facebook-shadow-profiles-priva...
5. Zuck lying on capital hill about what he knew and when.
Can't find any news articles about this.
6. FB hiring a pr firm to right negative articles about an investor.
Fair criticism.
- aylmao 8y agoI also have to add, most if not all of these apply to other big internet companies. Hell, Google took pride on all the information it could figure out about you even if you were logged out to target your search, didn't even show up when called to testify, and Youtube is as much a highly-optimized entertainment and news source as Facebook is, with similar faults. The fact the media are sharks doesn't absolve Facebook's sins. The media ARE sharks though.