Cambridge Analytica scandal aside, we know from first hand research papers that Facebook has conducted experiments to manipulate users' moods. We also have whi

Cambridge Analytica scandal aside, we know from first hand research papers that Facebook has conducted experiments to manipulate users' moods. We also have whistleblower data that they (allegedly intentionally) intentionally ignored manipulation for the 2016 election. Worth reading Sophie Zhang's narrative: https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/07/29/1030260/facebook-whistleblower-sophie-zhang-global-political-manipulation/ https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/07/29/1030260/facebook... Sure, none of these is a smoking gun for the explicit claim that the companies themselves are explicitly manipulating users, but they certainly appear to be complicit. Complicit in a conspiracy (in the legal sense) to influence voters.