Why Facebook's dirty deeds should surprise no one

Big companies don't have values. They have profit goals.

The Facebook logo on a tablet in Paris
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It turns out that Facebook isn't so liberal, after all.

That's what we should all take away from a blockbuster story published in The New York Times this week. The reporting details how Facebook officials attempted to head off a series of scandals over the last year by using a combination of blunt political power, smear campaigns, and other unsavory tactics.

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Joel Mathis, The Week US

Joel Mathis is a writer with 30 years of newspaper and online journalism experience. His work also regularly appears in National Geographic and The Kansas City Star. His awards include best online commentary at the Online News Association and (twice) at the City and Regional Magazine Association.