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> As a side note, I am conflicted if general interest stories like this should be on HN as they are too emotionally charged.

Of course this is relevant. The issues James Baldwin wrote about are still issues today, and tech companies are not free from blame.

https://www.propublica.org/article/facebook-advertising-disc...

https://www.npr.org/2017/03/02/518087610/new-research-looks-...

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-31/study-fin...

HN needs stories like these, and comments like yours.