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Facebook knows
everything about you. No, it really does. Every piece of your
data — from what to write, to memes you "like," to your
purchases, and even to posts you merely pause on, Facebook is
watching you. It's using this data to gain more and more power
over your attention. In the past decade, the top four
most-downloaded apps across the globe were all about social
media: Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook, and Facebook Messenger.
And all four are owned by just one sprawling company:
Facebook itself. Without any true competition on the
market, there's been nothing to reign the company in as it
grows ever bigger and writes its own rules. This is precisely why nefarious political actors
like those in Russia have used the social media giant to try
and sway U.S. elections, and to push baseless and dangerous
conspiracy theories.
Countless experts have been
sounding the alarm about this situation for years. Luckily,
the U.S. government is finally taking action.
After spending years gathering evidence, the U.S.
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 46 out of the nation's 50
states have launched twin lawsuits demanding an end
to Facebook's hegemonic, monopolistic practices. By squashing
competitor sites before they could become big, Facebook
managed to maintain a single-handed hold over our information,
making upwards of $70 billion in revenue just in one
single year alone. We can't let Facebook continue to make
its own rules while it controls larger and larger sections of
our online economy and our lives. Sign the petition to show the FTC and state
governments that you're with them. It's time for them to
follow through on antitrust laws and split apart the various
Facebook apps!
Thank you,
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Miranda
B.
The Care2 Petitions Team |
P.S. Too big to
fail? More like too big to regulate. Not anymore, Facebook. Tell government leaders not to let Facebook get
away with its anti-competitive practices. |
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