[throwaway84_TO]

> I am not sure what the alternative you propose is. Dig your head deeper into sand?

I was trying to edit my comment earlier to purposely extend on this point, but was unable to.

Would nobody agree that perhaps this problem stems from a perhaps larger underlying issue? Perhaps better education?

[jvagner]

I don't know about breaking up Facebook, but I'd be happy if Instagram were spun back out (though, the founders are gone).

I'm someone who deleted their Facebook account.

In short, the reach and impact they have, given their proclivities, are not a net positive. When they make mistakes, or when they pursue questionable business practices, it has global impact.

That kind of power should be held by more accountable organizations, and with Zuck controlling more than 50% of the voting rights of the stock in FB, there's no chance.

At this point, they're tripping into a future, commensurate with the ignorance (or unconcern) of their user base, that I can't support.

If you're asking, "What do they do that's so bad?"... well, it's well documented.

[geuszb]

Education is no doubt one of the problems underlying credulity but it is not the only one. I have seen very well-educated people repeatedly fall for misinformation on social networks that played to their preconceptions.