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• @blackamazon @blackamazon on x

  ....... ooh somebody owes me coin https://twitter.com/...

• @saysdana @saysdana on x

  No way. I can't believe it. @ericgarland Who could do this to bankers, businesses and the people they serve? Drag em.......... https://twitter.com/...

• @funnymonkey Bill Fitzgerald on x

  Just going to put this out there: what if all the data collection done by the adtech industry doesn't work as they claim, and all that corporate surveillance really achieves is an erosion of our privacy, automated bias, and a slower internet? https://www.ft.com/...

• @thisisarp @thisisarp on x

  @jason_kint @VickerySec Along with this they also inflated their video metrics to make it seem like engagement was through the roof. Considering how much ad revenue they make, a $100B fine is the minimum that should be considered. Or just take them over & turn them into a public …

• @jason_kint Jason Kint on x

  Woah #2 And WSJ with even more 👀 details. “'My question lately is: How long can we get away with the reach overestimation?' one employee wrote, according to the Thursday filing.” https://www.wsj.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @mjb_sf Melinda Byerley on x

  I said this was coming. And here it is. Really, this is fraud. https://twitter.com/...

• @mooneymoore4 @mooneymoore4 on x

  @jason_kint @VickerySec Seems like back when I was in law school, they called that fraud. FB needs to stop hiring crooks!

• @moonalice Roger McNamee on x

  @jason_kint @jason_kint If there is evidence that FB execs knew about overstated metrics over multiple years, it may give rise to a felony fraud case, which can lead to jail time.

• @jason_kint Jason Kint on x

  Needless to say, it looks like there is a lot of important information being redacted. I can't possibly believe the redactions are defensible as commercial secrets. Will be watching this closely. Sunlight is the best disinfectant here, public awareness is critical.

• @jason_kint Jason Kint on x

  woah. this isn't the first time we've seen this with Facebook. if these allegations are accurate and Facebook's COO (Sandberg) and CFO (Wehner) knew the metrics were inflated yet deliberately chose not to fix or even disclose this, Sandberg and Wehner should both resign. https://…