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Re:Facebook’s Data Deals Are Under Criminal Investigation by resters on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @07:59PM (#19385237)
It started after Facebook started getting blamed for landing Trump in the White House, and the pile-on has increased steadily since then.

I’m no fan of FB’s extensive use of dark patterns, but the concerted attack on FB is meant as pressure so that Zuck agrees to let FB be used as a great firewall.

Thank you, Zuck, for resisting the pressure if indeed you have. It will only increase as 2020 approaches.

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Re:Facebook’s Data Deals Are Under Criminal Investigation by artificial on Thursday March 14, 2019 @12:46AM (#19386591)
Zygna and the Obama campaign weren’t nearly as vilified for harvesting user data on a massive scale. My suspicion is it’s more of an old vs new media fight.
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Re:Facebook’s Data Deals Are Under Criminal Investigation by ahartmetz on Thursday March 14, 2019 @04:44AM (#19387468)
It's probably in large part old vs new media, but Facebook's scumbaggery also has been going on the longest and it certainly showed the least restraint on outright lying to everyone.
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Re:Facebook’s Data Deals Are Under Criminal Investigation by realbarack on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @08:05PM (#19385262)
Who in particular is trying to set up a great firewall-type situation in the US? That doesn't seem like a legitimate risk to me.
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Re:Facebook’s Data Deals Are Under Criminal Investigation by resters on Thursday March 14, 2019 @12:01AM (#19386434)
All governments want a great firewall of some sort (and a social credit system too). Facebook is being strong-armed.
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