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2020 – COVID-19 Misinformation Crisis
• Year: 2020–2022
Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp
• Tactics: Spread of anti-vaccine propaganda, conspiracy theories, and fake cures; private WhatsApp groups used to circulate unverified information rapidly. -
Facebook Whistleblower Leak
Facebook Papers / Frances Haugen Leak
• Platform: Facebook (Meta)
• Tactics: Former employee Frances Haugen leaked internal documents showing Meta prioritized engagement over safety, ignored internal research on Instagram’s harm to teen mental health, and allowed misinformation to spread. -
U.S. Capitol Insurrection
Tactics: Groups and pages on Facebook were used to plan the riot; event tools and private groups shared misinformation and coordinated travel and strategy.
• Social Media Use: Viral posts and events reached thousands before Meta started removing them. -
Meta’s AI and Child Safety Criticism
Senate Hearings on Child Safety and AI
• Platform: Instagram, Facebook
• Tactics: Investigations revealed Meta’s platforms were failing to protect children from exploitation and harmful content. The Senate grilled Mark Zuckerberg, and social media exploded with criticism. -
METAS bullying campaign using the American government
mark zuckerb. Tried and failed to buy and sue tick tok using the government and trump after losing and humiliating the country with the past trial of the ceo of tick tock being pressured to admit Chinese citizenship/origin.
• January 20, 2025: President Donald Trump signed an executive order extending the divestment deadline by 75 days, providing ByteDance until early April 2025 to divest its U.S. operations.