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Facebook is much, much, much worse. Assuming general equivalency in manipulation of public opinion to hide their malfeasance, the impact of that malfeasance i
by aaroninsf 5y ago
Facebook is much, much, much worse.
Assuming general equivalency in manipulation of public opinion to hide their malfeasance,
the impact of that malfeasance is orders of magnitude worse for our society, democracy, and world culture.
If you have any doubt about this, you haven't looked at any of the reporting, not just from this latest data dump, but from any of the other whistle-blowing, leaks, third party investigations, etc.
It's not just that they bury and spin any internal findings which may compromise their ability to pursue "engagement," it's so so much worse.
Look at the documents. This whistleblower brought the receipts.
Their continued operations as a monolith represents an acute and active threat. They should be broken up and subjected to transparency requirements.
That's what you get when you pursue profit and power at the expense of social cohesion, functioning government, and in the case of many in harsh realities outside the US, assistance in brutal political suppression and worse.
- aaroninsf 5y agoLOL downvotes are the surest possible sign of unsettling and upsetting those who are complicit. Work for them? Quit. Do business with them? Don't. Think access to clients and relationships with them depend on participating in this ecosystem? It doesn't. Break the monopoly.