Facebook Rolls Out News Feed Change That Blocks Watchdogs from Gathering Data

xg15 · on Sept 21, 2021

> “Our accessibility features largely appear to be working as normal, however we are investigating the claim,” Facebook’s Wagner said.

"TV? What TV are you talking about? I don't see a TV! Oh THAT TV that I'm carrying out of your house right now! Haha oh right, thanks for giving me that heads-up..."

josephcsible · on Sept 21, 2021

We'll collect all the data we want from you, but you collecting any data from us? Unthinkable!

remram · on Sept 21, 2021

Well this jumps the line to actively evil, even hurting blind users in the crossfire. Surely this will turn people away from Facebook, right? Right?

aaroninsf · on Sept 21, 2021

Reminder: if you work for them, in any capacity, it is well past time you quit.

Do business with them? Don't. It is well past time you stopped.

"Depend" on them for your <whatever>? No, you don't.

Break the monopoly.

Break the dark patterns.

They are irredeemable and provide no service which cannot be done in an ethical manner,

all it takes is moral clarity and leadership,

rather than amoral sociopathy as culture.

That's not hyperbole. Go read the WSJ stories. Go read any of it. Go read any of the 100 whistleblowing.

Act like maybe your mortal soul, and civilization, mattered.

anshorei · on Sept 21, 2021

More privacy for us, but not for you.