bean_season's review


I recommend it. Zuck never learns from his mistakes, he just gives weak apologies and knows that our short attention spans will save him time and time again. 
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hannahflor3y's review

4.0

yikes
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alicefay4's review

4.0

Oh man Facebook is so cooked and they’re never learning from any of their mistakes and as an advertiser I’m 100% part of the problem!
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brandimacd's review

5.0

MUST READ BOOK FOR EVERYONE WITH A FACEBOOK ACCOUNT. I didn't want to read it, but I can't stick my head in the sand and pretend that MZ isn't an absolute HORRID human being. Now... how to wipe all trace of my accounts and never look back... hmmm??? MUST READ. It's horrific, but necessary to know everything.

maggiemaybereading's review

3.0

Horrifying content, well-paced delivery. Having followed Facebook and their ugliness pretty closely, it was still interesting and impactful to see it all laid out so plainly.
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boekenbaas's review

5.0
informative reflective tense

omikun's review

3.0

Insightful and objective. I went in expecting nefarious intent but a lot of actions by Facebook are explained by them trapped between hard places. The basic business model is counter to the good of society but it’s useful to be able to reason through their actions without ascribing to malicious intent.
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katieinsf's review

3.5
dark funny informative fast-paced
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paigemcloughlin's review

4.0

Classic case of a corporation choosing profits over ethics and integrity (seems to be the way with capitalism). At every turn Zuck and co. prioritized eyeballs and engagement over people's well-being (were are talking to the point of assisting the Rohinga Genocide and electing Donald Trump because it was good ad revenue and numbers of people on Zuck's platform. Facebook manipulated social bonds and allowed the worst actors to exploit friend networks, to make a buck and market share, for nefarious political purposes. Good going Zuck, you are demonstrating why these monopolies need to have heavy regulation or need to be nationalized.

... Sandberg was again the most powerful Democrat in the company. During the transition, a few press reports speculated that she could leave for a position in the Biden administration, possibly as a cabinet member. But her reputation and Facebook's brand were too toxic, some Democratic operatives believed. Or, as one senior Biden transition adviser put it, "No fucking way."
NY Times journalists take on a whale of an issue, corruption at the facebook.