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{{News citation|journalist=|date=|title=World's billionaires list|url=https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/|newspaper=Forbes|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=}}</ref> Facebook has had documented ties to the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] and the [[National Security Agency|NSA]].<ref>The Guardian (2013). [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/06/us-tech-giants-nsa-data ''NSA Prism program taps in to user data of Apple, Google and others'']</ref> | {{News citation|journalist=|date=|title=World's billionaires list|url=https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/|newspaper=Forbes|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=}}</ref> Facebook has had documented ties to the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] and the [[National Security Agency|NSA]].<ref>The Guardian (2013). [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/06/us-tech-giants-nsa-data ''NSA Prism program taps in to user data of Apple, Google and others'']</ref> | ||
== Fake whistleblower incident == | == Controversies == | ||
=== Fake whistleblower incident === | |||
In 2021, an ex-employee of Facebook was brought before US congress to testify about the company. Her testimony was basically a demand for increased censorship and government control over the social network. This so-called "whistleblower" was hailed by the US corporate media, unlike the treatment of [[Julian Assange]] and [[Edward Snowden]] who actually risked their lives to expose truth.<ref>[https://thegrayzone.com/2021/10/21/facebook-whistleblower-frances-haugen-us-intelligence/ Facebook ‘whistleblower’ Frances Haugen represented by US intelligence insiders] by Alexander Rubinstein on [[The Grayzone]]</ref> | In 2021, an ex-employee of Facebook was brought before US congress to testify about the company. Her testimony was basically a demand for increased censorship and government control over the social network. This so-called "whistleblower" was hailed by the US corporate media, unlike the treatment of [[Julian Assange]] and [[Edward Snowden]] who actually risked their lives to expose truth.<ref>[https://thegrayzone.com/2021/10/21/facebook-whistleblower-frances-haugen-us-intelligence/ Facebook ‘whistleblower’ Frances Haugen represented by US intelligence insiders] by Alexander Rubinstein on [[The Grayzone]]</ref> | ||
== Promotion of violence == | === Promotion of violence === | ||
Meta's social media Facebook is "temporarily" allowing users to voice support for violence against Russians during the ongoing [[2022 Russo-Ukranian conflict|2022 Russo-Ukraine conflict]], which would've otherwise been against the platform's terms of service.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Munsif Vengattil and Elizabeth Culliford|date=2022-03-10|title=EXCLUSIVE Facebook temporarily allows posts on Ukraine war calling for violence against invading Russians or Putin's death|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/exclusive-facebook-instagram-temporarily-allow-calls-violence-against-russians-2022-03-10/|newspaper=[[Reuters]]}}</ref> | Meta's social media Facebook is "temporarily" allowing users to voice support for violence against Russians during the ongoing [[2022 Russo-Ukranian conflict|2022 Russo-Ukraine conflict]], which would've otherwise been against the platform's terms of service.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Munsif Vengattil and Elizabeth Culliford|date=2022-03-10|title=EXCLUSIVE Facebook temporarily allows posts on Ukraine war calling for violence against invading Russians or Putin's death|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/exclusive-facebook-instagram-temporarily-allow-calls-violence-against-russians-2022-03-10/|newspaper=[[Reuters]]}}</ref> As a result, Meta is under a criminal investigation in the [[Russian Federation]] for the promotion of extremism.<ref>{{News citation|date=2022-03-11|title=Russia opens criminal investigation of Meta over death calls on Facebook|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/kremlin-says-meta-would-have-cease-work-russia-if-reuters-report-is-true-2022-03-11/|newspaper=Reuters|retrieved=2022-03-11}}</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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===Notes=== | |||
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[[Category:Imperialist companies]] | [[Category:Imperialist companies]] | ||
[[Category:Censorship in the United States]] | [[Category:Censorship in the United States]] | ||
[[Category:Companies based in the United States]] | [[Category:Companies based in the United States]] | ||
Revision as of 20:12, 11 March 2022
Meta Platforms, Inc. is a Statesian imperialist surveillance and propaganda network distributed across almost all countries worldwide. Its primary product is Facebook, a bourgeois social media service which acts serves as censor and propagandist for imperialist NATO powers, through NATO's Atlantic Council think tank.[1][2] It was established in 2004, by Mark Zuckerberg who is currently the 5th richest person in the world.[a] Facebook has had documented ties to the CIA and the NSA.[3]
Controversies
Fake whistleblower incident
In 2021, an ex-employee of Facebook was brought before US congress to testify about the company. Her testimony was basically a demand for increased censorship and government control over the social network. This so-called "whistleblower" was hailed by the US corporate media, unlike the treatment of Julian Assange and Edward Snowden who actually risked their lives to expose truth.[4]
Promotion of violence
Meta's social media Facebook is "temporarily" allowing users to voice support for violence against Russians during the ongoing 2022 Russo-Ukraine conflict, which would've otherwise been against the platform's terms of service.[5] As a result, Meta is under a criminal investigation in the Russian Federation for the promotion of extremism.[6]
References
- ↑ Dina Srinivasan (2018). The antitrust case against Facebook: a monopolist’s journey towards pervasive surveillance in spite of consumers’ preference for privacy. Berkeley Business Law Journal. (PDF link)
- ↑ https://www.projectcensored.org/atlantic-council-partners-with-facebook-to-censor-social-media/
- ↑ The Guardian (2013). NSA Prism program taps in to user data of Apple, Google and others
- ↑ Facebook ‘whistleblower’ Frances Haugen represented by US intelligence insiders by Alexander Rubinstein on The Grayzone
- ↑ Munsif Vengattil and Elizabeth Culliford (2022-03-10). "EXCLUSIVE Facebook temporarily allows posts on Ukraine war calling for violence against invading Russians or Putin's death" Reuters.
- ↑ "Russia opens criminal investigation of Meta over death calls on Facebook" (2022-03-11). Reuters. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
Notes
- ↑ As of 2021. "World's billionaires list". Forbes.