Death of Facebook

Ex-Obama Campaign Director Drops Bombshell Claim on Facebook: ‘They Were on Our Side’
https://ijr.com/2018/03/1077083-ex-obama-campaign-director-fb/

Edward Snowden: Facebook is a surveillance company rebranded as ‘social media’
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/edward-snowden-facebook-is-a-surveillance-company-rebranded-as-social-media

Germany to fine Facebook and YouTube €50m if they fail to delete hate speech
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2017/06/30/germany-fine-facebook-youtube-50m-fail-delete-hate-speech/

Trust the news? Most people don’t, social media even more suspect – study
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-media-news-survey/trust-the-news-most-people-dont-social-media-even-more-suspect-study-idUSKBN19D015

News Use Across Social Media Platforms 2017
http://www.journalism.org/2017/09/07/news-use-across-social-media-platforms-2017/

Revealed: Trump’s election consultants filmed saying they use bribes and sex workers to entrap politicians
https://www.channel4.com/news/cambridge-analytica-revealed-trumps-election-consultants-filmed-saying-they-use-bribes-and-sex-workers-to-entrap-politicians-investigation

Chances are you’re spending 24% less time on Facebook
https://www.fastcompany.com/40541656/chances-are-youre-spending-24-less-time-on-facebook

Mark Zuckerberg responds to Trump’s claim that ‘Facebook has always been against him’
https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/27/mark-zuckerberg-responds-to-anti-trump-claim/

Zuckerberg saved tens of millions of dollars by selling Facebook stock ahead of Monday’s decline
Published: Mar 19, 2018 6:59 p.m. ET
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/zuckerberg-saved-tens-of-millions-by-selling-facebook-stock-ahead-of-monday-decline-2018-03-19

George Soros
George Soros: Facebook and Google a menace to society
Billionaire says social media companies’ ‘days are numbered’
Soros warns of ‘far-reaching adverse consequences’ for democracy
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/jan/25/george-soros-facebook-and-google-are-a-menace-to-society

Former Facebook executive: social media is ripping society apart
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/dec/11/facebook-former-executive-ripping-society-apart

“THIS IS SERIOUS”: FACEBOOK BEGINS ITS DOWNWARD SPIRAL
Facebook was always famous for the sign that hung in its offices, written in big red type on a white background, that said “Move Fast and Break Things.” Every time I think about the company, I realize it has done just that—to itself.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/01/mark-zuckerberg-facebook-downward-spiral

Facebook Says Social Media Can Be Negative For Democracy
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/01/22/579732762/facebook-says-social-media-can-be-negative-for-democracy

Cambridge Analytica harvested data from millions of unsuspecting Facebook users
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/cambridge-analytica-harvested-data-millions-unsuspecting-facebook-users-n857591

Facebook declines, Google grows as battle for news audiences continues
https://blog.parse.ly/post/6663/facebook-declines-google-grows-news-audiences/

Facebook is facing its biggest test ever—and its lack of leadership could sink the company
Facebook’s reaction to a year of scandal has vacillated between defensive cluelessness and aloof silence.
Users are getting the message that information they post on Facebook can be used in ways they did not intend, and usage is starting to decline.
Meanwhile, executives are selling shares like crazy, including a plan by Mark Zuckerberg to sell almost $13 billion worth of shares by mid-2019.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/18/facebook-failing-zuckerberg-and-sandberg-absent-commentary.html