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Was the Facebook crash a political scam?
3 theories, the 3 vested interests in seeing it crash, and why they matter
Theory 1: Facebook needed to be top-of-mind to start talking about hard internet regulation
A regulated internet is the end-goal for many vested interests, including governments, banks and law enforcement agencies and para-military bodies.
So the theory goes: Facebook was shut down by an insider to ensure it was top of mind for a ‘whistle-blower’ to magically get a primetime instant slot on 60 Minutes promoting hard regulation.
To start moving the needle towards internet regulation, the entry point, hypothetically, needed to be one of the world’s biggest social media, comms and online portal platforms in the world.
Hitting Facebook and exploiting the world of Facebook Research would be a no-brainer in achieving this — and what better way than for a whistle-blower to claim that their personal risk is outweighed by the work of Facebook?
One of the pressures that a whistle-blower faces when they come out — is their integrity. The personal and political become inextricably linked during the art of a fugitive’s communique. Or, put simply: the information is only as good…
