Don't post on Facebook unless you are prepared to face the consequences

The platform’s advertising software is beautifully engineered but it often produces ugly resultsEarlier this month Anne Borden King posted news on her Facebook page that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer. Since then, she reports, “my Facebook feed has featured ads for ‘alternative cancer care’. The ads, which were new to my timeline, promote everything from cumin seeds to colloidal silver as cancer treatments. Some ads promise luxury clinics – or even &lsquo