Whistleblower Says Facebook Ignored Global Political Manipulation

The scope of information that is being disclosed (some of it is being held back) is immense. There are so many examples of Facebook being used by bad actors to influence groups of people to their benefit. It’s happening around the world. Ask yourself, when do you feel the world started to get more chaotic and polarized. Then look at a chart of Facebook growth. That isn't an accident.

In other examples, Zhang revealed new information about a large-scale fake account network used to amplify and manipulate information about COVID-19, as well as a political influence operation that used fake accounts to influence 2018 elections in the US and Brazil. Some of these details were not previously disclosed by Facebook, suggesting the company’s regular takedown announcements remain selective and incomplete.

Facebook is an incredibly cheap and effective tool to alter your behavior in many ways, most of which you won't even know about. Delete your account now.

For a more condensed read on this, see Facebook Has Been a Disaster for the World.