Those_DT0 who_PNQ live_VVB to_TO0 incite_VVI violence_NN1 and_CJC fear_NN1 and_CJC to_TO0 spread_VVI lies_NN2 have_VHB had_VHN a_AT0 field_NN1 day_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 platform_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC those_DT0 who_PNQ run_VVB Facebook_NN1 —_PUN bringing_VVG in_PRP $_NN0 86_CRD billion_CRD in_PRP revenue_NN1 in_PRP 2020_CRD —_PUN along_AVP with_PRP Instagram_NN1 (_PUL which_DTQ I_PNP 'm_VBB not_XX0 on_AVP )_PUR ,_PUN have_VHB n't_XX0 taken_VVN enough_DT0 steps_NN2 to_TO0 make_VVI it_PNP a_AT0 safer_AJC ,_PUN less_AV0 hostile_AJ0 environment_NN1 ._SENT Some_DT0 accuse_VVB Facebook_NN1 of_PRF undermining_VVG democracy_NN1 with_PRP its_DPS failures_NN2 ._SENT I_PNP agree_VVB ._SENT Many_DT0 Facebook_NN1 users_NN2 get_VVB much_DT0 of_PRF their_DPS news_NN1 through_PRP the_AT0 platform_NN1 —_PUN I_PNP 'm_VBB not_XX0 talking_VVG links_NN2 to_PRP legitimate_AJ0 journalism_NN1 that_CJT I_PNP and_CJC others_NN2 post_NN1 —_PUN and_CJC much_DT0 of_PRF it_PNP is_VBZ false_AJ0 or_CJC misleading_AJ0 content_NN1 from_PRP dubious_AJ0 sources_NN2 ._SENT Facebook_NN1 has_VHZ made_VVN various_AJ0 changes_NN2 to_PRP its_DPS content_AJ0 policies_NN2 and_CJC has_VHZ banned_VVN inflammatory_AJ0 public_AJ0 figures_NN2 including_PRP Alex_NP0 Jones_NP0 ,_PUN David_NP0 Duke_NP0 and_CJC Louis_NP0 Farrakhan_NP0 over_PRP their_DPS hate_NN1 speech_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC the_AT0 moves_NN2 have_VHB n't_XX0 worked_VVN to_TO0 rid_VVI the_AT0 network_NN1 of_PRF its_DPS most_DT0 destructive_AJ0 elements_NN2 and_CJC scrub_VVB it_PNP clean_VVI so_AV0 the_AT0 original_AJ0 intent_NN1 will_VM0 be_VBI all_DT0 that_CJT 's_VHZ left_VVN ._SENT Like_VVB in_PRP the_AT0 Alien_AJ0 film_NN1 series_NN0 ,_PUN getting_VVG this_DT0 monster_NN1 under_PRP control_NN1 seems_VVZ almost_AV0 impossible_AJ0 ._SENT There_EX0 have_VHB been_VBN numerous_AJ0 lawsuits_NN2 against_PRP Facebook_NN1 as_CJS well_AV0 as_CJS security_NN1 breaches_NN2 ,_PUN one_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 largest_AJS involving_VVG Cambridge_NP0 Analytica_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 data_NN0 firm_NN1 that_CJT illegally_AV0 obtained_VVD the_AT0 information_NN1 of_PRF millions_CRD of_PRF users_NN2 in_PRP 2018_CRD ,_PUN which_DTQ Facebook_NN1 failed_VVD to_TO0 disclose_VVI ._SENT Russian_AJ0 interference_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 2016_CRD U.S._NP0 elections_NN2 was_VBD linked_VVN in_PRP part_NN1 to_PRP Facebook_NN1 ads_NN2 and_CJC accounts_NN2 created_VVN to_TO0 carry_VVI out_AVP the_AT0 meddling_NN1 ._SENT Facebook_NN1 posts_NN2 have_VHB played_VVN a_AT0 role_NN1 in_PRP political_AJ0 uprisings_NN2 and_CJC violence_NN1 globally_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC U.N._NP0 investigators_NN2 blamed_VVD the_AT0 platform_NN1 for_PRP spreading_VVG hate_NN1 speech_NN1 that_CJT incited_VVD the_AT0 Myanmar_NP0 military_AJ0 's_POS genocide_NN1 against_PRP the_AT0 Muslim_AJ0 Rohingya_NN1 minority_NN1 ._SENT Two_CRD years_NN2 ago_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 Federal_AJ0 Trade_NN1 Commission_NN1 fined_VVN Facebook_NN1 $_NN0 5_CRD billion_CRD for_PRP violations_NN2 of_PRF user_NN1 privacy_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 record_NN1 fine_AJ0 for_PRP a_AT0 tech_NN1 company_NN1 ._SENT Chillingly_AV0 ,_PUN Facebook_NP0 Live_AJ0 has_VHZ been_VBN used_VVN to_TO0 broadcast_VVI murders_NN2 ,_PUN suicides_NN2 and_CJC other_AJ0 acts_NN2 of_PRF violence_NN1 ._SENT More_AV0 recently_AV0 ,_PUN Facebook_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN criticized_VVN for_PRP its_DPS role_NN1 in_PRP perpetuating_VVG COVID-19_AJ0 vaccine_NN1 hesitancy_NN1 ._SENT These_DT0 are_VBB just_AV0 a_AT0 fraction_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 reasons_NN2 I_PNP 've_VHB finally_AV0 made_VVN this_DT0 decision_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 prospect_NN1 of_PRF losing_VVG immediate_AJ0 contact_NN1 with_PRP so_AV0 many_DT0 loved_AJ0 ones_NN2 and_CJC not_XX0 being_VBG able_AJ0 to_TO0 keep_VVI up_AVP with_PRP what_DTQ and_CJC how_AVQ they_PNP and_CJC their_DPS families_NN2 are_VBB doing_VDG saddens_VVZ me_PNP ._SENT But_CJC this_DT0 is_VBZ about_AV0 doing_VDG the_AT0 right_AJ0 thing_NN1 ._SENT My_DPS wife_NN1 ,_PUN who_PNQ had_VHD a_AT0 Facebook_NN1 account_NN1 a_AT0 couple_NN1 of_PRF times_NN2 briefly_AV0 but_CJC closed_VVD it_PNP for_PRP the_AT0 same_DT0 reasons_NN2 I_PNP 'm_VBB shutting_VVG down_AVP mine_NN1 ,_PUN has_VHZ pleaded_VVN with_PRP me_PNP for_PRP years_NN2 to_TO0 give_VVI it_PNP up_AVP ._SENT I_PNP 've_VHB explained_VVN that_CJT while_CJS I_PNP get_VVB why_AVQ I_PNP should_VM0 ,_PUN I_PNP simply_AV0 ca_VM0 n't_XX0 because_CJS I_PNP 'd_VM0 lose_VVI touch_NN1 with_PRP so_AV0 many_DT0 people_NN0 ._SENT 
