Facebook was supposed to make the world a better place. Instead, it ends 2018 confronted with a growing chorus of critics who say it has polarised society, undermined democracy and harmed the mental wellbeing of many of its 2.2 billion users while earning tens of billions of dollars and gaining more power than most nation states. After the Cambridge Analytica scandal this year and claims that the social media giant covered up wrongdoing and smeared its critics, Facebook’s image is so toxic that some pundits even wonder whether its days are numbered. Campaigners are calling on users to #deletefacebook, trust in the company is at an all-time low, rebel shareholders have sought to oust its co-founder, Mark Zuckerberg, and governments around the world say they…

Source: The Times December 28, 2018 17:15 UTC