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In reply to the discussion: Quit Facebook and delete the App from your Smartphone. Seriously, delete it. NOW! [View all]MrGrieves
(315 posts)Arguably the worlds largest communication and information sharing service should be shunned by left leaning groups because of the use of right wing groups?
I am by no means going to make excuses for facebook's actions, but I find it hilarious that people think this is only FB that engages in this. Literally almost every social service is sharing and or selling your data. And if they aren't, it is likely they are going to mishandle your data at some point. Doesn't make it right. It's just a fact that these things are going to happen.
Knowing that the right is using these tools to reach out and gain voters and support why is our first inclination regarding these stories to cede that ground to them? The goal should be stricter privacy laws and data governance. Even still we are always going to have these problems online. Always. Underline that. There will ALWAYS be these types of issues online. Because someone is always looking to gain that info either inside the host company or outside.
I think if we abandon social media we are fools.