1.0Ranking Digital Rightshttps://rankingdigitalrights.orgEllery Roberts Biddlehttps://rankingdigitalrights.org/author/ellery/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="oWnPAnalNG"><a href="https://rankingdigitalrights.org/2021/09/23/the-radar-how-do-we-solve-the-facebook-problem/">The RADAR: How do we solve the Facebook problem?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://rankingdigitalrights.org/2021/09/23/the-radar-how-do-we-solve-the-facebook-problem/embed/#?secret=oWnPAnalNG" width="600" height="338" title="“The RADAR: How do we solve the Facebook problem?” — Ranking Digital Rights" data-secret="oWnPAnalNG" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://rankingdigitalrights.org/staging/5316/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/social-decay.jpg800505A bombshell series published last week by the Wall Street Journal shows how Facebook's insatiable thirst for user data and consequent obsession with keeping users engaged on the platform takes priority over the public interest again and again, even when people's lives and fundamental rights are at imminent risk of loss. It also provides new evidence that Facebook does not follow its own rules when it comes to moderating online content, especially outside the U.S.