Facebook only a few months ago began helping Pakistan "fight blasphemy", sending a team to the country.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-39300270
Only for a man to be sentenced to death for committing blasphemy on Facebook a little while later.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40246754
Facebook say they are not responsible for this but it's obvious they have blood on their hands.
If you work for Zuck I'd love to hear your take on this.
I'm totally aware that asking these questions there is a chance >0 that you are actually not American and/or already living in another country. Let's just agree that you can still follow the intended purpose: People in a huge group don't really feel responsible for what other people on the other end of the world do unethically for the same group.
In other cases, it may be just a small part of an otherwise great organization. e.g. Palantir is used by CIA to track bad actors, but it can also be misused by police depts (hypothetically?). So the developers of the software think they are helping protect their citizens but it may be misused.
They probably think (a) there's a risk of embarrassing their employer, as such companies often rely on nuanced arguments to justify their actions; (b) they're unlikely to convince anyone, let alone change the community's collective opinion; and (c) they're likely to garner downvotes and similar expressions of disapproval.
The reason I'm asking about FB in particular is because employees didn't sign up to build "blasphemy traps" (as opposed to Palantir employees for example). If I were an employee of FB and realized what my work was being used for - I'd demand my employer stop the behavior or resign.
Edit: It's interesting that every day Uber is being trashed in the media yet here we have Zuck getting innocent people killed just to push his ticker up a fraction of a point. Uber is sexist but Zuck will kill you.
What did US citizens do? And where is "there."?
Or does it only matter where the company is head quartered?
>">"Btw. are you a US citizen? Do you feel personally responsible for what your fellow citizens did there?
FB may be an American company but they recruit employees from countries around the world via H1B visas. The OPs suggestion that all Americans ares responsible for FB is completely ridiculous.