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Ex-Facebook Insider Uncovers $700 Trillion Data Exploitation

5/5/2025

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Surveillance capitalism exploits personal data from social media giants like Facebook, Google, and TikTok. In her revealing book, former Facebook insider Sarah Wynn-Williams exposes how the company preys on vulnerable youth by targeting their emotional states. The data industry, worth over $274 billion in 2022, is on track to skyrocket to nearly $700 trillion by 2030.

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Surveillance capitalism exploits personal data from social media giants like Facebook, Google, and TikTok. In her revealing book, former Facebook insider Sarah Wynn-Williams exposes how the company preys on vulnerable youth by targeting their emotional states. The data industry, worth over $274 billion in 2022, is on track to skyrocket to nearly $700 trillion by 2030.