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The fact that the number two executive [0] at Facebook/Meta is a former legislator and politician who's responsible for lobbying governments shows just how much
by samwillis 3y ago
The fact that the number two executive [0] at Facebook/Meta is a former legislator and politician who's responsible for lobbying governments shows just how much of an existential threat Facebook face.
Facebook/Meta are at the "cigarette company fighting for its right to operate" stage of its existence. They know they prey on people, and are ultimately "responsible" for a coming mental health crisis, disinformation, and potentially worse in some countries.
My bet is, just as with cigarette and oil companies, we will discover in 30 years time that Facebook had unpublished research into just how bad for the world some of their activities are.
0: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60410636 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60410636
> The move puts the former Lib Dem leader on a par with Mr Zuckerberg himself
> Mr Zuckerberg said Meta needed "a senior leader at the level of myself... who can lead and represent us for all of our policy issues globally".
- ModernMech 3y ago> My bet is, just as with cigarette and oil companies, we will discover in 30 years time that Facebook had unpublished research into just how bad for the world some of their activities are. Ahem... Facebook researchers have found that 1 in 8 of its users report engaging in compulsive use of social media that impacts their sleep, work, parenting or relationships, according to documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. https://archive.is/zhGBC https://archive.is/zhGBC
- samwillis 3y agoTip of the iceberg.
- yung_steezy 3y agoNot just any politician/legislator: He was deputy PM of the UK for 5 years.
- bentcorner 3y agoIMO it's much worse than cigarettes, in that the ills that Facebook delivers upon us is very nuanced and isn't a concrete object like a cigarette is. It's only when you start pulling all the pieces of FB together (commenting, sharing, liking, friend graphs, etc.) that it starts becoming a bad thing. Maybe data privacy turns out to be the "lower receiver" of social media but I doubt it.
- ssnistfajen 3y agoFB internal researches have already found that Instagram is having negative impacts on the mental health of teenagers: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2021/09/14/facebook-internal-research-found-instagram-can-be-very-harmful-to-young-girls-report-says https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2021/09/14/faceboo...