Former Facebook manager : “We took a page from Big Tobacco’s playbook”
▻https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/09/former-facebook-manager-we-took-a-page-from-big-tobaccos-playbook
“At worst, I fear we are pushing ourselves to the brink of a civil war,” he added. Speaking to Congress today, the former Facebook manager first tasked with making the company make money did not mince words about his role. He told lawmakers that the company “took a page from Big Tobacco’s playbook, working to make our offering addictive at the outset” and arguing that his former employer has been hugely detrimental to society. Tim Kendall, who served as director of monetization for (...)