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Originally Posted by oldtimes
Having worked in IT and specifically website design all I can say is that people have no idea how easy it is to put up misleading and misinformation on platforms like Facebook and make it look like it comes from a legitimate site. They put up a page with puppies or kids and accumulate many likes and shares and then change the content for criminal purposes down the road when they have a viral page. The cute little quizzes are to gain personal information about you. The political memes are spread by bots. Facebook was not created to be nefarious but criminals quickly learned how to exploit it.
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And to be very clear.
Neither I, nor anyone, has called Facebook nefarious, but spoke to how existing platforms are used for nefarious reasons.
Not sure I understand the smart Alec remarks being doled out on here. Facts are facts. Why some take personal offense might mean they are being taken in..who knows.
It is called defending the indefensible and defending what does not need to be defended.
Also, maybe simply changing the subject.