Olivya Fundora Professor Esther Okonkwo ENC2135 June 27 2022 Guardian News and Media 2021 April 12 Revealed The Facebook loophole that lets world leaders deceive and harass their citizens The Guardian Retrieved June 28 2022 from https www theguardian com technology 2021 apr 12 facebook loophole state backed m anipulation secondary This article written by The Guardian a British daily newspaper speaks about the abuse that Facebook has allowed global political leaders to commit on their media platform Over the course of time Facebook has let world leaders and politicians to use their platform to harass other opponents or deceive the public in order to come out on top This article presents evidence through investigations conducted by news outlet The Guardian in order to reveal the manipulative behavior that goes on within Facebook The investigation shows how Facebook has allowed major abuses of its platform in poor small and non western countries in order to prioritize addressing abuses that attract media attention or affect the US and other wealthy countries This article also contains direct quotes from former Facebook employees that witnessed the corruption that goes on within the workplace and how the company has failed countless times to take timely action when presented with evidence of constant manipulation and abuse of its tools by political leaders around the world It ends with examples of methods the company uses in order to manipulate the gaming algorithm in order to reach certain target audiences using fake engagement A method that involves using inauthentic or compromised Facebook accounts to interact with the public in order to shape perception Dayen David The Problem with Facebook Is Fraud The American Prospect 2 Nov 2021 prospect org power problem with facebook is fraud This article written by The American Prospect a daily online and bimonthly print American political and public policy magazine dedicated to American modern liberalism and progressivism goes through actions committed by Facebook that have been recognized as defying the law It mentions accusations made about Facebook committing criminal action including lying fraud and manipulation towards the public Facebook s has capitalized on the lack of a rule of law to consolidate power reap illegal profits and engage in personal enrichment for its executives McNamee Roger I Mentored Mark Zuckerberg I Loved Facebook But I Can t Stay Silent About What s Happening Time 17 Jan 2019 time com 5505441 mark zuckerberg mentor facebook downfall This article written by Roger Mcnamee published in the New York Times talks about Mcnamme s firsthand experience working at Facebook and witnessing all the wrongdoings they have committed After working at the company for over a decade and celebrating the company s success Mcnamee decided that he was tired of sitting around watching Facebook not being held accountable for their behavior Throughout the article Mcnamee lists examples of times that Facebook has used manipulative method on its users without thinking of the consequences He feels as if the people in Facebook live in their own bubble and that Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and chief operating office Sheryl Sandberg have been become obsessed with power and forgotten Facebook s true purpose Apple Podcasts The Facebook Files Part 1 The Whitelist Apple Podcasts 13 Sept 2021 podcasts apple com us podcast the facebook files part 1 the whitelist id146 9394914 i 1000535177826 The Facebook Files an investigative series from The Wall Street Journal dives into an extensive array of internal Facebook documents that reveal the things that Facebook concedes from the public These documents show that Facebook knows its causing harm and hasnt taken any steps to stop it They also reveal that what Facebook has told the public isn t exactly the full story On this episode Wall SJeff Horwitz explains how high profile users from celebrities to politicians are shielded from the site s rules and protected from enforcement measures The company does this in secret even as CEO Mark Zuckerberg says publicly that all users are treated equally Miller Joshua Rhett 76 Percent of Americans Think Facebook Makes Society Worse Poll New York Post 10 Nov 2021 nypost com 2021 11 10 76 percent of americans think facebook makes society worse This article discusses a poll taken place in which 76 percent of US adults believe Facebook makes society worse compared to 11 percent who said the social media giant has a positive impact on society as a whole About half of respondents reported they knew someone thought to have been persuaded to believe in a conspiracy theory due to content on the site which raised a concern The results of these polls came out during a series of scandals Facebook was facing at the time which only declined its popularity Dwoskin Elizabeth and Craig Timberg Apologies Were Once Staples after Facebook Scandals Now the Company Offers Defiance Washington Post 5 Oct 2021 www washingtonpost com technology 2021 10 04 zuckerbergs apologies have been stap Le facebook scandals now company offers defiance In this article it talks about how Facebook is finally owning up to its mistakes and trying to correct everything wrong they ve done in the past Facebook has been handling its controversy over issues such as politics social media and global communication After countless times trying to defend their behavior to the public they are finally apologizing for everything they ve done to hurt their users and lose their trust