U.S. military usage of Meta’s AI now allowed (2024)
Party scores
Meta/FacebookScore: -3
They explicitly allowed it.
Scale
Scoring system
Dependant on whether the party is in line with our values, the score will be added or subtracted.
- +/- 1
- (+) Supported with leeway
- (-) Opposes with leeway
- +/- 2
- (+) Peddled by members and/or website
- (-) Horrible stuff peddled by members and/or website
- +/-3
- (+) Active campaign point, support proven through external sources, pushes rights forwards
- (-) Negative active campaign point, opposition proven through external sources, pushes rights backwards
Considered articles
Meta/Facebook tracks you outside of Meta’s products too (2021)
Party scores
- Meta/Facebook
Score: -3
They did it.
Meta Pixel sued over collection of sensitive medical data (2023)
Note: The judge mentions “sensitive healthcare information is intentionally captured and transmitted to Meta”
Party scores
- Meta/Facebook
Score: -3
They did that.
Meta selling data from crisis pregnancy sites to anti-abortion clinics (2022)
Party scores
- Meta/Facebook
Score: -3
They did it.
Meta colected personal information from student aid applications (2022)
Party scores
- Meta/Facebook
Score: -3
They did it.
Europe consumer groups reveal Meta collects “data used to infer their sexual orientation, emotional state or even their susceptibility to addiction” (2024)
Note: Storing data about sexuality, mental health and addiction for the sake of advertising is a lot
Party scores
- Meta/Facebook
Score: -3
They did it.
Meta allowed exclusion of ethnic groups for housing & men-over-women targeting for job ads (2018)
Party scores
- Meta/Facebook
Score: -3
They did it.
The United Nations and Amnesty International note Facebook promoted hatred towards the Rohingya population (2022)
Note: This culminated into a genocide.
Party scores
- Meta/Facebook
Score: -3
The news is about them.