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Yes, Facebook is evil. Yes, we need to get off of it - right now. But that’s a short term solution to a problem that affects the entire world, will impact generations, and is embedded in multiple industries.
Offering up “don’t use Facebook” as a *long-term* solution to military-grade psy-ops, profound negative impacts to society, and living in a surveillance state is about as useful as saying “don’t smoke Marlboros” when combatting the horrible effects of tobacco.
If you stopped smoking Marlboros, yes - Marlboro would be affected. But any *other* company could (and WOULD) continue all the same bad behavior, unchecked.
Bad behavior like:
Bad behavior like:
Lying to the public.
nbcnews.com/health/health-…
nbcnews.com/health/health-…
Adding ingredients to increase addiction:
abcnews.go.com/Health/Healthd…
abcnews.go.com/Health/Healthd…
Active measures to deceive people.
thedailybeast.com/big-tobaccos-b…
thedailybeast.com/big-tobaccos-b…
Targeting children. 
Follow you everywhere, even when you’ve decided you don’t want it.
cdc.gov/tobacco/data_s…
cdc.gov/tobacco/data_s…
Know that what they’re doing hurts people and not give a sh*t:
cbsnews.com/news/big-tobac…
cbsnews.com/news/big-tobac…
Expose people to sh*t without their consent or knowledge:
pbs.org/wgbh/pages/fro…
pbs.org/wgbh/pages/fro…
Incur enormous costs to the public:
washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/nationa…
washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/nationa…
Just start something else with the same people, same goals, different brand:
pmi.com/faq-section/fa…
pmi.com/faq-section/fa…
If we think the above problems are only with Facebook, we’re fooling ourselves. Data is collected for every little thing we do all day, everyday.
Getting groceries? Data. Driving somewhere? Data. Going to the doctor? Data. Getting a latte? Data. Paying a bill? Data. Renting a room? Data. Watching a show? Data.
Showing your face? Data.
independent.co.uk/travel/news-an…
Showing your face? Data.
independent.co.uk/travel/news-an…
The dark money behind Facebook isn’t only behind Facebook. It’s f*cking everywhere.
So yes - get off Facebook. Get off now. But until we have regulation + some control over our metadata, all of this will continue. There are plenty of other horrible actors waiting in the wings, funded with dark money and ready to "break things" in absence of restraints.
This is the question to pose over and over and over to the 2020 candidates: what are you planning to do about this? Do you support social media regulation - yes or no? Do you support data ownership/portability? Yes or no?
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