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15 Nov, 7 tweets, 3 min read
WTF. I deleted my Facebook account on Oct 3rd, 2021 after watching Facebook whistleblower on 60 Minutes. ***But Facebook just deceptively brought it back from the dead.***

Dear Facebook, I look forward to you trying to explain this one (cc @nickclegg). Evidence thread. 1/6
Yes, I noted 30 day period in which Facebook hinted my account would return if I logged in (accident or intentional). So I was super careful to not log in.
Today at 1:53pm, I received this email from Facebook claiming to notice I was "having trouble logging into my account." 2/6
This was disturbing. Since my account was clearly communicated to be deleted and Facebook assured me that it was (as long as I didn't log in for 30 days), Facebook shouldn't even have my email in order to notify me if someone tries to log into my Facebook account. We're over. 3/6
I then clicked and tried logging in. Again, I assumed it wouldn't work but, once again disturbingly, I was able to log into my account. I went immediately to my security settings to review my logins. 43 days in between for those doing the maths. 4/6
Here is the full video and thread from when I deleted the account 10/3/21.

I guess I will reciprocate here for Facebook:
Facebook, you have 30 days to explain this before I take it to multiple state attorneys general and the federal trade commission. 5/6
I look forward to getting to an answer here. If somehow I am at fault then I will be the first to admit it and post here. With humility, if I can be deceived into not deleting my Facebook account then 99% of the public will have the same issues. This company. 6/6
Adding these two emails to thread for public record. It’s the email (6:05) I received upon being able to successfully log back in and the email (6:11) I received after deleting (again). Confirmation FB knew they were deactivating my account after the 30 days. 7/6

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15 Nov
surprise. bipartisan state attorneys general (17 in total) filed their third amended complaint against Google late Friday night. This is the lawsuit where my initial reaction in December was, "Google is screwed." It's only gotten worse as evidence has been unsealed. /1
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13 Nov
Facebook news - amended complaint filed to what I previously called "Mother of all lawsuits" - insider trading allegations tied to FB knowingly leaking data for $, paying $5B to cover it up, governance failure, etc. I'll add more context in 15 tweets and link to prior thread. /1
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Reminder, the allegation is this was done to avoid Zuckerberg being deposed or having his communications subject to discovery. To end the SEC and FTC lawsuits. There is also new info on the settlement and how many orders of magnitude larger it was than prior settlements. /3
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smart executive leadership post here. What I like *A LOT* is focus on partnership and trust. high-quality content companies are exceeding consumer expectations -and- where audiences prefer to consume it. #OurPartnershipCommitment 1/4 together.nbcuni.com/insights/blogs…
A healthy partnership builds trust and the trust of the brands involved including the discovery, sharing, content creators and advertising partners lift all the boats - much needed right now and not zero sum game. 2/4 #OurPartnershipCommitment
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9 Nov
This is a must-read report from Vice. The last Twitter Space I hosted a woman from Ethiopia asked to speak and provided witness to the atrocities being made much worse by Facebook. We’ve seen it previously and it resulted in a genocide report from the United Nations. /1
Even if it was simply a content moderation problem (results from America show that it’s clearly not) then Facebook spending moderation resources ratably would mean spending about $400 million in Ethiopia. I would be surprise if they’re spending 1% of that. /2
This is before even recognizing that the risk is heightened rather than lessened in a nation in turmoil, there are many languages and many, many people are dying. If 3-5% of hate speech gets removed globally, imagine the percentage in Ethiopia - probably less than 1%. /3
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8 Nov
Threading EU Parliament hearing with Facebook whistleblower (while also multitasking). Interesting to hear her very clearly delineate “personal social media” vs “broadcast social media” in describing Facebook market power. This aligns with FTC lawsuit to break up the company. /1
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A lot of discussion about the dangers of AI. I would lob in the question whether in this moment it’s the AI that’s the danger as much as the exaggeration of its capabilities in light of an absence of transparency and external scrutiny and research. /3
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8 Nov
ok, Facebook whistleblower testifying again today @ 12:45pm ET. This time to EU Parliament. I expect her super important evidence will be what we've already heard in Senate Commerce, UK Parliament testimony plus strong press reporting led by Wall Street Journal. However ... /1
It will be provided in context of a package of two, fast-moving and critically important draft regulations (DSA/DMA). So here is my key point: her evidence should only heighten attention to market power and already underway antitrust investigation by European Commission. /2
Facebook and friends have managed to reframe DSA to be a ban on "targeted ads" when the core issue at hand for users and failing market incentives is Facebook's surveillance, in collecting and using our data, when users aren't even choosing to interact with the company. /3
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