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> FB has done sketchy things in the past, but there’s so much government regulation and increased scrutiny, none of that would fly in 2020. You really believe
by matlag 6y ago
> FB has done sketchy things in the past, but there’s so much government regulation and increased scrutiny, none of that would fly in 2020.
You really believe that? Because FB was caught in scandals after scandals, and never seemed to change its approach on any issue.
At this stage, it's not "some sketchy things", it's a mindset at top level.
Don't get me wrong: If we were scrutinizing all large corporate the way FB is, and ask people to quit if we found anything ethically questionable, there would be no large corporate and probably a high unemployment rate.
But let's keep in mind how FB "behaves"
-Cambridge analytica
-Selling users pivate messages to third party with a highly questionable excuse of users consenting
-Threatening to leave Europe or Australia if they pass regulations FB doesn't like
And what fundamental changes were made at top management to give the company a radical different orientation preventing more scandals in the future:
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But my final point will be: all of these were well reported and described in details.
FB users cannot say "we didn't know" in good faith.
Fool me once: shame on you. Fool me twice: shame on me.
Users have the absolute right to not give a damn, and FB has the absolute right to test the limits of acceptance. We're not talking about a charity organization here.
- seba_dos1 6y ago> At this stage, it's not "some sketchy things", it's a mindset at top level. Of course working there requires sharing (or having rationalized) at least some part of that mindset.