Charges were never filed against Neymar for the rape allegation. But Brazilian authorities charged the woman with slander, extortion, and fraud. Two charges were dropped. And she was acquitted of the fraud charge.
Facebook followed its regulations to ensure that an account with 150 million users was not interrupted. It was more important to generate traffic across its platform than to protect the woman.
The profit principle prevails
Rather than equally applying its rules, Facebook protects its profit margin. In the last five years, Facebook has generated profits of more than $100 billion. And the company is valued at more than $1 trillion.
It’s not just the inequality and hypocrisy of favoring an elite, it is also a danger to the future of democracy.
With the banning of US president Trump from its network, Facebook is determining who can or cannot speak in public in a huge public forum.
The WSJ report shows that while the ‘XCheck’ program included most government officials, it didn’t include all public office candidates. In some cases, it effectively grants incumbents in elections an advantage over challengers.
