Facebook is 'pushing US towards civil war' and making people sick, says former executive

Facebook may be pushing the United States towards a second civil war by amplifying the most divisive voices in pursuit of profit, a former employee has claimed. Tim Kendall, Facebook's first director of monetisation, told the US Congress on Thursday that the company had used "Big Tobacco" tactics to make their product as addictive as possible without regard for its social impact. He compared the social media giant's content ranking algorithms, which have been widely accused of deepening partisan