In the face of the Cambridge Analytica exposé, as well as other recent fiascos with the social network like Russia influencing voters in the US and the spread of fake news, it’s becoming clear that Mark Zuckerberg’s creation has evolved into a monster that can’t be tamed.
In the face of the Cambridge Analytica exposé that saw Facebook expose 50 million users’ information to a data mining company, as well as other recent fiascos with the social network like Russia influencing voters in the US and the spread of fake news, it’s becoming clear that Mark Zuckerberg’s creation has evolved into a monster that can’t be tamed. The company’s revenues and net worth are made up of essentially ill-gotten gains. Even Brian Acton, who co-founded WhatsApp and sold it to Facebook in 2014 for billions, thinks the site has worn out its welcome.
Is it time to move on? Can there be another Facebook, one that’s safer, less intrusive, and less exploitative?
It’s worth remembering just what we’re hoping to leave behind: a network of more than two billion users around the world, most of whom are familiar and comfortable with how the site works to help them find their loved ones and friends online, an endless feed of content shared by those people, and an easy way to share what’s on your mind – arguably easier and less intimidating than any other network out there.
