Facebook and the damning evidence of social media 

It is not Facebook’s job to fix society — it should be everyone’s. We can regulate access to social media for minors and can enforce more transparency across Facebook’s offerings

The argument is that Facebook amplifies conflict and negative or dangerous interactions in order to maximise its engagement and revenue. File picture

I’ve worked in global companies and in several Bay Area tech startups. I’ve seen the way data, advertising, and social media are used across the industry both as a user and an engineer.

I’ve never worked for Facebook, but I’ve been a user of the platform in one form or another since around 2007 (though certainly at the time I did wonder why anyone would want to talk about their lunch that much). At the moment, I use it extensively for personal interactions, and very rarely for professional purposes.