Submitted by MitchTobol on

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The following is a direct quote from a news source. Is it real?

 

“In an effort to demonstrate the social media platform’s total commitment to profits, Mark Zuckerberg took to his personal Facebook page Thursday to promise that the company’s misuse of personal data will, as of now, happen again and again. ‘We have a responsibility to our users, and if we can’t repeatedly betray your trust and sell your private information to the highest bidder, then we don’t deserve to serve you,’ said Zuckerberg in his first public statement on the matter, adding that users should feel confident that the social network would do everything in its power to exploit them, through both third-party applications and partnerships with shadowy marketing firms willing to pay any price Facebook asks. “In 2013, a Cambridge University researcher named Alexandr Kogan stole personal data through a personality quiz, and since then, we’ve worked tirelessly to ensure it can be distributed everywhere, for as long as we exist. I invented Facebook, and at the end of the day, I’m solely responsible for what information is regularly released to unknown, unauthorized sources on this platform.” According to reports, Zuckerberg then announced that Facebook would soon be adding new privacy tools to provide users with the false sense that they had any control."

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Fred Klein

I'm betting it was dated April 1st!

Submitted by RobertGiamboi on Fri, 04/06/2018 - 22:36

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Robert Giamboi

"Like" Fred's comment! Lol

Submitted by ArtLizza on Fri, 04/06/2018 - 22:50

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Art Lizza

I wouldn't trust Mark Zuckerberg as far as I could throw him.
Corey Bearak

Facetious but not inaccurate to how the platform continues to react to its self-created crisis. His lean-in COO says FB would need to offer a premium tier to provide full security and no plans exist on that front.

Submitted by NeilHollander on Sat, 04/07/2018 - 06:59

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Neil Hollander

As long as we keep buying in , they win . Social media is degrading humanity as we knew it . I'm as much of a VICTIM as anyone but I have escape mechanisms in place . But I always feel the tug and the need to comply . It's what I call a Graveyard Spiral . An aviation term meaning " you're done."

Hollander Sends

Submitted by Alex_Fecci on Sat, 04/07/2018 - 23:29

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Alex Fecci

From a Technological Point of you "The Perfect Cocktail" is a household which Uses Facebook & Owns an Alexa... as Alexa Listens to your Daily Comments, It Files & Stores Them for Facebook, Google and Others to Further Fingerprint & Market Your Social Profile. Ever say you like or need an item and soon after, see it "Liked or Mentioned" on Facebook? Just think about how it may have gotten there.... "Big Brother" is BIGGER THAN EVER....
Rona Gura

This is all so beyond me. I just use it to post pics, network a bit and "stalk" my kids (see my Monday blog).

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