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How far would Facebook go to maximize profit?

In a June 2016 memo, Facebook executive Andrew Bosworth wrote that connecting people on Facebook can be good, and bad. "Maybe it costs a life by exposing someone to bullies,” he wrote. He continued: "The ugly truth is that we believe in connecting people so deeply that anything that allows us to connect more people more often is *de facto* good." Bosworth sent the memo three days after a man in Chicago was shot dead during his Facebook Live broadcast.

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Facebook wrapped up in lawsuits

The Federal Trade Commission confirmed Monday that it's investigating Facebook's data protection practices after reports it mishandled information from about 50 million users. The social media company is also facing a litany of lawsuits, including one on behalf of the people of Illinois. Cook County state's attorney Kimberley Foxx filed that lawsuit and joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss Facebook's responsibility to protect its users' data.

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