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Another reason for me not to go back to Facebook....
From The Guardian:
Facebook hired a PR firm that attempted to discredit the companys critics by claiming they were agents of billionaire George Soros, the New York Times reported Tuesday.
Soros is a Jewish philanthropist who is the frequent subject of antisemitic conspiracy theories. At the same time, the social media company urged the Anti-Defamation League to object to a cartoon used by anti-Facebook protesters over its resemblance to antisemitic tropes.
News of Facebooks aggressive attempts to undermine critics came in a damning report by the Times, detailing how Facebook executives have struggled to manage the numerous and severe challenges confronting the company, all while lashing out at critics and perceived enemies.
Rashad Robinson, the executive director of one of the groups targeted by the PR campaign, Color of Change, called the antisemitic smear outrageous and concerning.
Full story: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/nov/14/facebook-george-soros-pr-firm-discredit-critics-crisis
FSogol
(45,481 posts)Cattledog
(5,914 posts)Facebook is just like the GOP
Raster
(20,998 posts)Le Gaucher
(1,547 posts)Is blown up to bits the better it is for humanity.
I quit the damn thing right after congressional hearings.. And seeing that smarmy faced bastard giving stupid excuses.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)Facebook's top two officers are Jewish. Did they not know what the fuck was happening?
violetpastille
(1,483 posts)Anything else second.
That whole area of Silicon Valley "the Mindfuckplex" is a soul sucking vacuum. It's everything that is worst of the Ivy League and the entertainment industry and the banality of evil smashed together in a hydrocollider.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)Johnny2X2X
(19,051 posts)People fail to see that and he tries to hide it, but this is the single person most responsible for monetizing your personal information which is the bases for today's economy.
The product that Facebook is selling is you.