It is shocking how easy it is to manipulate public opinion with targetted fiction aka "fake news". Once you understand that you have been manipulated, paranoia sets in. In all honesty, I need to do some follow up work to convince myself that I have a coherent data set and not just clever editting to stitch together disconnected pieces that lead to an incorrect conclusion.
I am really glad that I am not a Facebook user and I need to divest myself from other corrupting apps.
WE NEED DATA PROTECTION NOW. GDPR is a good starting point.