Facebook has repeatedly failed to protect the people who use it, and despite the outrage that arises when news of another failure is exposed, remarkably little has been done to fix the problems. Consumers have been left to deal with disinformation, predatory political ads, hate and harassment, and violations of privacy largely on their own. Recently, a series of stories broke that illustrate just how colossal these corporate failures are. It's so disturbing that at some point you start to wonder if, instead of just failing, Facebook has been intentionally enabling bad actors with its business model. On Friday, Facebook abruptly announced that it had banned Cambridge Analytica, the firm that did data targeting for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, from using the platform for "violating its policies around data collection and retention," as The Verge described it. [1] Basically, Cambridge Analytica downloaded the detailed personal records of more than 50 million Facebook users that it never should have had in the first place -- and Facebook waited years before finally doing anything about it. [2] While Facebook says it has suspended the company from its platform, and Cambridge Analytica claims the massive trove of personal information it acquired has been destroyed, it's very, very probable that copies of the database are still being used. Facebook says it has hired a firm "to determine the accuracy of the claims that the Facebook data in question still exists." [3] One probable owner? The Trump campaign. Trump's 2020 campaign manager and 2016 digital director Brad Parscale has bragged about the size and impact of the campaign's database, which it named Project Alamo and which was an apparent combination of Cambridge Analytica's data, Republican National Committee data, and the Trump campaign’s data prior to hiring Cambridge. Simply put: There are likely replicas of Cambridge's ill-gotten data out there, and unless Facebook puts a stop to everyone else that's using it, the company really isn't doing anything to fix the problem, instead just continuing its trend of employing inadequate half-measures. Auditing the developers of Facebook apps isn't enough. Without quick action to stop organizations with copies of data like this from this cheating, they'll keep using Facebook to manipulate unsuspecting people based on pilfered knowledge about them -- and their messages and ads will continue to have the upper hand on the platform. This isn't a PR crisis -- this is a democracy crisis. We have 50 million reasons to be mad at Facebook. Let's turn that anger into action by pressuring Facebook to protect consumers immediately instead of enabling the businesses that game the system with its platform. It's time to ban these cheaters. [1] https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/16/17132172/facebook-cambridge-analytica-suspended-donald-trump-strategic-communication-laboratories [2] https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/mar/17/data-war-whistleblower-christopher-wylie-faceook-nix-bannon-trump [3] https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/19/technology/facebook-cambridge-analytica-explained.html

How could you bring back the greatest first-person shooter game and neglect the best part???

It is crucial that the American people understand the role of technology platforms and data firms such as Cambridge Analytica in shaping public opinion and targeting individuals with highly personalized messaging, and what that means for democracy. Facebook has a duty to the American people to volunteer this information to its users. We must demand more from Facebook and its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg.

Manfred and O'Conner have put in place the runner-on-2nd rule. This dismissal of baseball tradition shows their lack of ability to serve as baseball officials. Sign this petition as a vote of no confidence.

Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) recently investigated a Trader Joe’s farm and found hens who were forced to feed on their own waste as they languished inside of massive manure pits with no access to food or water. Even at supposedly ‘humane’ farms like this one, DxE found dead hens who had likely starved to death. DxE’s open rescue team found Lucy trapped in a pile of feces without access to food or water, and they brought Lucy to receive the medical care she needed. She is now living safe and happy at a sanctuary. Find out more at TraderJoesWasteland.com.

It is unthinkable that in a nation that purports to value Freedom of Speech, as guaranteed in the First Amendment, that we cannot simply report on conditions where people work, especially when it concerns something as basic as food.

The people of Rock Hill are struggling to pay their outrageous electric bills. It is unconscionable and immoral to expect hard working individuals, most who live on limited incomes to afford electric bills that are 4 to 8 times the norm. Social responsibility is a key factor from an ethical standpoint lacking from our elected leadership. We demand a stop to this unethical business practice, and we demand a refund for over paid charges immediately.

Bob Brust is a member of the Nantucket community and joined the Board of Directors of American Outdoor Brands, parent company of Smith & Wesson in July 2011. He previously served as CFO of Sprint Nextel, CFO of Eastman Kodak, and as a trustee for the Nantucket Cottage Hospital, an affiliate of Massachusetts General Hospital. He is an alum of Penn State University. As members of these communities, and the greater public, we urge you to end your association with a company that profits from making and selling the AR-15 style rifles used in mass shootings across America!

To end the outrageous prices of cookies as well as the increase of prices for the french fries, chips, drink machines, and now cookies. This is where it all should end!

The NRA is a terrorist organization that plays an active role in putting weapons into the country that are used to slaughter children. Anyone who is an open and proud supporter of this organization is a terrorist and should not be allowed to espouse their terrorist viewpoint on television.

Because of all of the school shootings lately, we don't need any more hate in this world. And we certainly don't need idiots like Chris Rock preaching racism. It's disgusting.

I got denied a V. A. Loan because Credit First put a fraudulent bill on my Equifax Credit Bureau. This company hates Veterans and Gold Star Families. Credit First is behaving uncontrollably with an obnoxious predisposition. I have played the Credit First game far too long. This company has holistically ruined my life. Now that I see where Credit First is coming from, I can understand why so many consumers are frustrated with them. I will fight this all the way to my grave. I don’t expect them to act honorably with my complaint. I don’t expect Credit First N.A, to make it right with African-Americans. They hate Veterans and African-Americans! This company is complicit with others to swindle, deceive, and dupe consumers under the guise of racist forethoughts. They do not have any SHAME. I thought Jim Crow was dead, and in 2018 we are dealing with his nephew, James Crow, Esquire.