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this post was submitted on 24 Jun 2023
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It looks like the important part is here:
It's possible these crisis websites were using Facebook for fundraising efforts without reading the fine print of what adding a "click here to go to Facebook and donate" actually captures. It's part of what makes these integrations with large social media corporations so insidious.
Out of 33 of these crisis center websites they looked at:
Ignorance may have been an excuse prior to this investigation, but it's not an excuse now.
Sure it is; an investigation doesn't really mean anything to them, they can just go on as they have before. Not sure if there'll be any legal repercussions?
All right. Well, let me rephrase: it's not a meaningful excuse which we should buy as justification for gross undermining of our privacy and our trust in organizations which allegedly exist to help us when we are in crisis.