Facebook is nearing a reputational point of no return

The problem starts at the top

Paul Lammers (@mplammers@fosstodon.org)

Attached: 1 image Zuckerberg responds to the Haugen statements in this surveillanced blog post. Accept his disgusting terms or you can't even read it. I've been told it explains why customers are more important than terms.

Facebook’s whistleblower report confirms what researchers have known for years

Experts have known about risks to teens for years.

Stoller says Facebook shutdown shows company is 'incompetent'

Matt Stoller, author and research director at the American Economic Liberties Project, says that Facebook’s hours-long shutdown shows the company’s “incompetence.”

Rethinking Facebook: We Need To Make Sure That 'Good For The World' Is More Important Than 'Good For Facebook'

I'm sure by now most of you have either seen or read about Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen's appearance on 60 Minutes discussing in detail the many problems she saw within Facebook. I'm always a little skeptical about 60 Minutes...

Facebook's Downtime And Why Protocols Are More Resilient Than Centralized Platforms

As you know by now, much of the tech news cycle yesterday was dominated by the fact that Facebook appeared to erase itself from the internet via a botched BGP configuration. Hilarity ensued -- including my favorite bit about how Facebook's office...

Progressives Respond to Facebook Outage With Simple Call: 'Break Them Up'

"It's almost as if Facebook's monopolistic mission to either own, copy, or destroy any competing platform has incredibly destructive effects on free society and democracy," said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Watch 60 Minutes Season 54 Episode 3: 10/3/2021: The Facebook Whistleblower, Unforgiven, The Final Act - Full show on CBS

Leak Shows Facebook Knew Its Algorithms Harmed Children and Spread Hate

Facebook deliberately ignored rampant disinformation and hate speech in order to boost ad sales.

In Scathing Senate Testimony, Whistleblower Warns Facebook a Threat to Children and Democracy

"I'm here today because I believe Facebook's products harm children, stoke division, and weaken our democracy," whistleblower Frances Haugen tells U.S. senators.

Private Facebook Group that Organized the July Protests in Cuba Plans Bigger Ones Soon

The involvement of foreign nationals in the domestic affairs of Cuba is on a level that can scarcely be conceived of in the United States., Cuba, La Villa del Humor, Protests, Regime Change, Social Media,

Leak Shows Facebook Knew Its Algorithms Harmed Children and Spread Hate

Facebook deliberately ignored rampant disinformation and hate speech in order to boost ad sales.

Pirates: Facebook outage could have been avoided

Brussels/Strasbourg, 05/10/2021 – Pirate MEPs agreed that yesterday’s outage of Facebook and other networks could have been avoided. The solution would have been interoperability: interconnection of individual networks managed by different...

Facebook comes under stark criticism at whistleblower hearing

Senators piled criticism onto Facebook on Tuesday as a whistleblower accused the company of making choices that put profits over people.

Facebook harms children and weakens democracy: ex-employee

Mark Zuckerberg denies claims, heard in the US Senate, that Facebook puts profits before people.

'System Is Blinking Red': Experts Condemn Facebook's Profit-Seeking Algorithms

"How many more insurrections have to happen before we hold Facebook to account?" one group asked after whistleblower Frances Haugen said the corporation is unwilling to confront hate speech and disinformation.

In Josh Hawley's World, People Should Be Able To Sue Facebook Both For Taking Down Stuff They Don't Like AND Leaving Up Stuff They Don't Like

Last year, Josh Hawley introduced one of his many, many pathetic attempts at changing Section 230. That bill, the "Limiting Section 230 Immunity to Good Samaritans Act" would create a private right of action allowing individuals to sue any...