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Showing Original Post only (View all)Yes, Facebook is every bit as bad as you thought. [View all]
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/08/why-facebook-wont-stop-pushing-propaganda/?utm_source=mj-newsletters&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-newsletter-08-30-2021
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Cuz it's so convenient. How else can grandparents get to know their grandkids?
Dream Girl
Aug 2021
#6
Yes, unfortunately. It's polluting millions of minds even though I stay off of it.
lagomorph777
Aug 2021
#32
As far as I know, Rock 'n' Roll was never used to deliver Russian propaganda...
lagomorph777
Aug 2021
#61
The overwrought hand-wringing about Facebook is just as ridiculous as that dee-jay.
NurseJackie
Aug 2021
#62
Instead of making excuses people should choose to do what's right vs. being willfully blind.
Dream Girl
Aug 2021
#20
Doing the right thing. Not supporting an entity that is actively been used to spread disinformation
Dream Girl
Aug 2021
#27
Please tell that to Barack Obama, AOC, Liz Warren, Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden etc....
LeftInTX
Aug 2021
#40
When the scolding starts, the subtext is "I'm better than you because I don't use Facebook"...
NurseJackie
Aug 2021
#49
Younger generations seem more interested in Instagram, Twitch and Discord channels.
ismnotwasm
Aug 2021
#68