Getting the discussion to "breach/not breach" is taking the discussion away from the actual point. Facebook is a cancer for privacy. The affiliates of Facebook are a cancer for privacy. Privacy is a human right. Facebook is cancer (imho).
That said, I believe FB would LOVE if we change the topic from PRIVACY to "anything-except-privacy".
And yes. Any/all dictators (of any shape or form) are trying to silence the media/journalists. Why would FB practice a different method?
This way they want to make sure that the next whistleblower won't have an outlet.