The media - even "tech" media, who surely should have known better - until a few years ago lionized Facebook despite the many, serious, and obvious flaws in the world's most dominant social network.
No amount of evidence or warnings about Facebook's harmful business practices at the expense of its users' privacy seemed able to sway this entrenched stance.
But that all changed with the 2016 US election and the way the outcome has been explained and justified.
Pressure on Facebook continues, with some harsh words now being used by websites like TechCrunch.
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