Facebook’s annual bot-generated video featuring its users biggest moments is being deployed against the company’s founder, after a string of episodes in 2018 exposed the social media giant to waves of unfavorable publicity.
At the end of each year, Facebook makes a bot-generated video for users that feature their most shared moments on the social media network that year. The Facebook user videos usually include most-liked images, and big life events, like marriages and job changes.
But the Guardian, in a parody video, outlined several Facebook scandals over the past year — featuring CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg.
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Lol Mark, remember Cambridge Analytica and when 2 million people left Facebook. What a year it’s been. pic.twitter.com/g7yXy0P4dp
— The Guardian (@guardian) December 19, 2018
“You made a new friend,” the video read before showing a picture of Christopher Wylie, the whistleblower who brought attention to the Cambridge Analytica-Facebook scandal.
Wylie, previously director of research at Cambridge Analytica, put into motion what would lead to a larger conversation on user privacy and trust in Facebook. He revealed the political consulting firm was able to compromise the data of millions of Facebook users.
The video also said that “April 10 was a big day” for Zuckerberg.
On that date, Zuckerberg appeared before Congress to answer questions about Facebook’s current and previous policies, which may have allowed Russian elements to influence the 2016 elections.
He also testified about Facebook’s relationship with Cambridge Analytica, and how the tech company is working to ensure that user information is not compromised in the future.
“Why not reconnect with the 2 million Europeans who left your site this year!” the video said in its conclusion, referring to the millions who deleted their accounts following privacy concerns. “What a year it’s been.”
