The Observer view on how Facebook’s destructive ethos imperils democracy | Observer editorial

Our revelations about the harvesting of users’ data show that Mark Zuckerberg’s all-powerful company has little sense of responsibilityFacebook likes to present itself as a tech company, but often appears more like an advertising corporation that happens to use digital technology in order to conduct its core business. The personal information and data trails left by its 2 billion users to construct detailed profiles allows advertisers to send precisely calibrated advertisements to pe