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It is kind of scary to see how countries are powerless when it comes to Facebook. I know that this article and the whole discussion here is not about that but I get a eery feeling reading about it.


Theoretically, the PM could find herself having trouble with her social media reach in the lead-up to the next election.

The primary criticism that gets leveled toward Facebook is about privacy, but I think the degree of control they can exercise over communication is the more worrying issue.


In a way, both privacy and control issues of FB are related.

Privacy => how FB chooses to share your data with others, Control => how FB allows you to share your data with others

Ultimately it is the data about you that is funneled through FB.




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