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This is fun to watch. The most evil company I can think of is being exposed for its core purpose. Are people going to realize what a monster Facebook is?
by jstalin 9y ago
This is fun to watch. The most evil company I can think of is being exposed for its core purpose. Are people going to realize what a monster Facebook is?
- TAForObvReasons 9y agoWhen millions of Americans get their news from Facebook, it's doubtful that many current users will find out what is happening. It is certainly similar to the Fox News effect.
- IAmEveryone 9y agoI’ve had these stories in my news feed. You really need to bring some evidence when you’re spreading conspiracy theories.
- prophesi 9y agoThe news feed of a Hacker News frequenter is very atypical. You likely have more friends in the tech industry, and thus you're likely to see posts on this story.
- aylmao 9y agoI think what he means is that Facebook doesn't filter/censor news stories your friends share if they speak negatively of Facebook.
- Whitestrake 9y agoYour comment calls into question the anecdotal evidence used to dismiss a claim made with no evidence whatsoever. I have a similar anecdote, but mine does not match the mitigating circumstance you ventured. Regardless, even a less-than-credible personal account clears the bar of required evidence to dismiss the above claim, since that requirement is currently zero.
- fwdpropaganda 9y agoDo you not realise that the news feed is different for each person? Yikes.
- f2n 9y agoNo, Americans will continue to give zero fucks. A few more people will be outraged, but business as usual will continue. Maybe Facebook will claim they "fixed" the problem that created this "breach" (as it's being called), but nothing will change
- HugoDaniel 9y agoA good time for rogues to buy some FB stocks
- lambda_lover 9y agoUnfortunately I agree. This is just PRISM all over again. Unfortunate that my fellow citizens don't care about this issue at all.
- vkou 9y agoPRISM was not the problem, it was a web portal for serving NSLs. The other stuff that Snowden leaked was.
- lambda_lover 9y agoThank you for correcting me on this -- I had this completely wrong before!
- bogomipz 9y ago>"No, Americans will continue to give zero fucks." You realize theres 2 billion people on FB but only 330 million people in the US right? That's many more people than just Americans giving "zero fucks."
- paulcole 9y agoAm I crazy for not buying that 2 billion number? Is it really possible that over 25% of the world's population uses Facebook?
- paulcole 9y ago> The most evil company I can think of is being exposed for its core purpose. • Nestle • Every cigarette maker • Gun companies • Mosanto • Pharma companies who charge astronomical prices • Private prison companies
- SubiculumCode 9y agoDeBeers.
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- ggg9990 9y agoDestabilizing governments and social movements is exactly the playbook of Shell/United Fruit/etc.
- viridian 9y agoI downvoted you due to the doublethink of providing an out for good pharma companies to exist, while calling all firearms companies evil. I can see having a problem with IMI or other state funded companies that are a part of a Nation's greater military industrial complex, but on what grounds do you consider Glock or Remington evil?
- paulcole 9y ago> but on what grounds do you consider Glock or Remington evil I just don't like 'em.
- curun1r 9y agoFacebook should be proud. It's quite an accomplishment to be the most evil company a user named jstalin can think of.
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