John Oliver fixes Facebook’s apology ad to remind you that the company still doesn’t care about you

John Oliver fixes Facebook’s apology ad to remind you that the company still doesn’t care about you

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https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/30/17629406/john-oliver-last-week-tonight-facebook-apology-ad-parody-fixed

Back in April, in the wake of a variety of scandals — including the now-notorious Cambridge Analytica breach — Facebook commissioned a theoretically heartwarming ad that attempted to apologize for the state of the platform and promised to get the site back to the way it used to be: bringing you and your friends together.

On the latest episode of HBO’s Last Week Tonight, host John Oliver took it upon himself to fix Facebook’s schmaltzy ad with a dose of cold honesty: the massive social media company doesn’t really care about you, it cares about making money, and it’s almost certain that nothing will change in its business policies.