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That's a lovely conspiracy theory, and it makes people feel better about the situation, but it's not how things work in real life.

Speaking as someone who worked in this field for a couple of decades, it's more likely that one or more New York Times reporters have developed good sources inside Facebook, and are milking them.

The New York Times didn't make Facebook a monster, Facebook did.




NYT claims they spoke to over 50 sources. It's not just milking "a couple". "over 50 sources" sure sounds like a very concerted effort to find dirt.

> The New York Times didn't make Facebook a monster, Facebook did.

Did the parent assert anything like that?


sure sounds like a very concerted effort to find dirt.

That’s what newspapers are supposed to do.




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