Encyclopedia of Opinion
Question
Should we boycott Facebook because of Cambridge Analytica?
Position3 of 3

Ignore it: Storm in a teacup

This position holds that the Cambridge Analytica affair is a storm in a teacup and no reason to boycott Facebook. It argues the data practices involved are nothing unusual—everybody in the industry does much the same—so there is little here worth getting worked up about.

Supporting arguments · 1

  1. Everybody's doing it
    Facebook isn't alone, almost every company on the planet is collecting data in this way.