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Dec 30, 2021 10 min

2021: Facebook’s Worst Year

from Uncivilized Hosted by Salisbury Observer

From repeated accusations of fostering misinformation to multiple whistleblowers, the company weathered some battles in 2021 It’s a now-perennial headline: Facebook has had a very bad year. Years of mounting pressure from Congress and the public culminated in repeated PR crises, blockbuster whistleblower revelations and pending regulation over the past 12 months. And while the company’s bottom line has not yet wavered, 2022 is not looking to be any better than 2021 – with more potential privacy and antitrust actions on the horizon. Here are some of the major battles Facebook has weathered in the past year.

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