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Mossback	BS: Facebook and photos (51* d)	RE: BS: Facebook and photos	27 May 20
ZUCKED AGAIN ! Bombshell report reveals Facebook knew for years about its dangerous potential — but rejected the warnings Written by Eoin Higgins / Common Dreams May 27, 2020 Despite internal research that Facebook’s platform was exploiting and exacerbating divisiveness among its users, top executives ignored the findings that the algorithms were doing the exact opposite of the company’s stated public mission to bring people together. That’s according to new reporting Tuesday from the Wall Street Journal which in a comprehensive dive into the company’s treatment of its platform’s capabilities to divide users found that executives knew in 2018 what the site was doing to users but declined to take action. “The most persistent myth about Facebook is that it naively bumbles its way into trouble,” tweeted New York Times tech columnist Kevin Roose. “It has always known what it is, and what it’s doing to society.” More Here: https://www.alternet.org/2020/05/bombshell-report-reveals-facebook-knew-for-years-about-its-dangerous-potential-but-rejected-the-warnings/

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