🚨TIMELINE: FEDS & FACEBOOK - COLLUSION OR COOPERATION?
• 2014: Ex-CIA contractor Edward Snowden revealed America's extensive surveillance program.
• Aug. 2021: Secret FBI "misinformation" portal in Facebook unveiled, sparking a national debate on privacy and surveillance.
• April 2022: FBI doubles down on tracking social media posts, reportedly spending millions on contractors and software.
• Jul. 2022: "Operation Bronze Griffin" reveals FBI's unauthorized data harvest from Facebook users, raising concerns about bias and privacy infringement.
• Sep. 2022: Federal appeals court limits the scope of a district court ruling that would have restricted communications between government agencies.
• Feb. 2023: Facebook's compliance with FBI requests under congressional scrutiny; bias and First Amendment rights questioned.
• Mar. 2023: Capitol Hill interrogates Facebook and FBI over content moderation and bias.
• May 2023: The clash between the FBI’s influence and Facebook’s content moderation policies continues; lawmakers on the Hill question legal and ethical boundaries.
• Jun. 2023: Meta explores a decentralized social network to dodge past controversies over FBI backdoors.
• Jul. 2023: Elon's release of "Twitter Files" stirred the pot, rekindling scrutiny over Facebook and FBI's past collaborations.
• Mar. 2024: FBI Agent admitted on camera to conducting "day-in-and-day-out" interrogations of American Citizens over Facebook posts.
Sources: Just Security, ProPublica, United States Department of Justice, USA Today
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