The Wow I Can't Believe That News Story Thread

**Frownland** · 03-21-2018, 12:36 PM

Everyone shocked and angry to learn that Facebook does exactly what they told everyone they did

OccultHawk · 03-21-2018, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Everyone shocked and angry to learn that Facebook does exactly what they told everyone they did

Dude that’s exactly what I thought when I first saw that story.

Oh Cambridge Analytica looked at people's **** and targeted them.

To people acting surprised: How the **** did you think Facebook was making money?

If you use Facebook and this bothers you lol X 1000000

This news story is like saying boxers are actually hitting each other. Un-****ing-real.

Isbjørn · 03-21-2018, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Everyone shocked and angry to learn that Facebook does exactly what they told everyone they did

That's basically it. Facebook is a free service, yet it operates for profit. How does it make money? Two ways: by selling your personal information (which you share) to government agencies and private companies, and selling advertisement space. It's a billion dollar industry.

Chula Vista · 03-21-2018, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Isbjørn

That's basically it. Facebook is a free service, yet it operates for profit. How does it make money? Two ways: by selling your personal information (which you share) to government agencies and private companies, and selling advertisement space. It's a billion dollar industry.

I'm cool with all of that. I'm not paranoid of big brother.

grindy · 03-21-2018, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Chula Vista

I'm cool with all of that. I'm not paranoid of big brother.

Duh. If there were no internet you'd hand out leaflets with personal pictures and details of your sex life on the street.

Chula Vista · 03-21-2018, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by grindy

Duh. If there were no internet you'd hand out leaflets with personal pictures and details of your sex life on the street.

So you've been to the Vegas strip?

Isbjørn · 03-22-2018, 02:11 PM

Speaking of the Austin bomber.

Chula Vista · 03-22-2018, 02:31 PM

~~Cuthbert~~ · 03-23-2018, 01:38 PM

French police officer who volunteered to swap places with a hostage in the Trebes supermarket siege is in a "life-threatening condition"

**Frownland** · 03-23-2018, 02:29 PM

Iowa family reported missing found dead in Mexico condominium

Two dead kids and no foul play? Idk about that man. Could've been a gas leak I guess.

03-21-2018, 12:36 PM	#10471 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Everyone shocked and angry to learn that Facebook does exactly what they told everyone they did __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

03-22-2018, 02:11 PM	#10477 (permalink)
Isbjørn cooler commie than elph Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: In a hole, help Posts: 2,811	Speaking of the Austin bomber. __________________ fast(ml) Hear me play the guitar Look, mom! I got a journal

03-22-2018, 02:31 PM	#10478 (permalink)
Chula Vista Toasted Poster Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SoCal by way of Boston Posts: 11,332	__________________ “The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

03-23-2018, 02:29 PM	#10480 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Iowa family reported missing found dead in Mexico condominium Two dead kids and no foul play? Idk about that man. Could've been a gas leak I guess. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

03-23-2018, 01:38 PM	#10479 (permalink)
~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	French police officer who volunteered to swap places with a hostage in the Trebes supermarket siege is in a "life-threatening condition"