A New York Times investigation revealed Tuesday that Facebook has underplayed the extent to which it shared user data with other entities. Here’s a look at some of Facebook’s biggest controversies this year — and how its executives haven’t exactly been transparent or candid about them. A lot of data breaches and invasions of privacyThe company’s apparently extensive collecting and sharing of users’ data was one of a spate of major data and privacy debacles this year, further raising questions about the company’s practices. “In some buildings, there are more ‘Black Lives Matter’ posters than there are actual black people,” he wrote. Civil rights groups have also singled out Facebook because its misinformation campaigns, including Russian propaganda during the 2016 election and Definers’ efforts to crack down on Facebook’s critics, disproportionately targeted black users.

Source: Huffington Post December 19, 2018 21:00 UTC