After reading about the Cambridge Analytica scandal any ambivalence that I felt in regards to Facebook is all but gone. Even prior to reading about the scandal I was paranoid enough to add only the required information when I set up my mandated work account. I have zero interest in being “discovered” by old acquaintances, schoolmates, co-workers and etc. Jeong’s article served to substantiate my claims that Facebook and many of the other various social media platforms only serve to stunt social skills. Her mention of students suspending their accounts during finals also proves that often times people will neglect responsibilities in the name of social media because apparently, it is just that addictive. They cannot trust themselves enough to stay away even when the stakes are obviously high.
I found humor in the Facebook security teams dodging responsibility in that they did not do any investigative work before verifying her account, instead, they called their error in judgment a, “bug discovery”. I would definitely be someone that would never have a verified account even with millions of followers because I feel as though the verification process would make me vulnerable to being hacked.
Work Cited
Jeong, Sarah. “I Tried Leaving Facebook. I Couldn’t.” The Verge, The Verge, 28 Apr. 2018, www.theverge.com/2018/4/28/17293056/facebook-deletefacebook-social-network-monopoly.