Actually it didn't start out as something good. Facebook emerged from a failed DARPA project called lifelog. It was always meant to be a tool to enable government surveillance.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DARPA_LifeLog [2] https://whyy.org/segments/facebook-a-computing-pioneer-a-sec...

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CrazyStat 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Your own source [2] says:

> But to be clear, there is no evidence DARPA or the U.S. intelligence services had any role in the creation of Facebook.

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tinfoilhatter 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Do you require everything you read to spell out everything for you point blank? Are you unable to connect dots?

The DARPA lifelog project ended the day Facebook was announced by a college dropout no one had ever heard of before. Facebook just happened to have the exact same goals / features as the lifelog project. Must just be a giant coincidence huh?

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CrazyStat 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I require at least some evidence.

Your own source says there is none.

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ohyoutravel an hour ago | parent | next [-]

I think they’re trolling you, see their username.

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tinfoilhatter an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

Oh yes, because intelligence agencies are known for broadcasting their moves to everyone.

I can guarantee you believe in a lot of things that you have no actual evidence of happening - just some perceived authority figure you trust for whatever reason, telling you it happened.

Also -

WHYY.org has received support through NewsMatch partner funds, which often includes contributions from large technology firms like Facebook (Meta) to support local journalism. These funds are generally used to match donations, helping stations like WHYY increase their financial sustainability and support public media.

What a surprise!

	▲	CrazyStat an hour ago \| parent [-]
		You chose your sources, not me.

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Quarrelsome an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

yeah I'm sure an immensely powerful and shadowy conspiracy trusted their most critical operation to a 20 year old college dropout. Makes sense to me.

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dmoy 43 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

No way, we've known for 15 years that it was the CIA, not DARPA, after The Onion broke the story:

https://youtu.be/ZJ380SHZvYU