{"id":2791,"date":"2019-12-30T17:02:42","date_gmt":"2019-12-30T21:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=2791"},"modified":"2019-12-30T17:03:50","modified_gmt":"2019-12-30T21:03:50","slug":"this-is-how-they-keep-the-cia-controlled-social-media-magnates-on-the-reservation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=2791","title":{"rendered":"This is how they keep the CIA-controlled social media magnates on the reservation."},"content":{"rendered":"

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg\u2019s personal wealth rose by $27.3 BILLION in 2019<\/h1>\n

Debbie White
\nThe Sun<\/p>\n

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FACEBOOK boss Mark Zuckerberg’s personal wealth rose by a mind-boggling $27.3 BILLION in 2019, says a report.<\/p>\n

The giant leap comes despite hostility from both users and lawmakers over the social media firm’s integrity, and handling of user data.<\/p>\n

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In the money: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is ridiculously wealthy<\/span>Credit: AFP or licensors<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates was also a money-spinner in 2019, raking in $22.7billion, reports\u00a0Fortune<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It said that 172 billionaires in the US on the latest Bloomberg ranking “added $500billion” in personal wealth.<\/p>\n

The report comes two months after Facebook Inc reported a spike in users in lucrative markets, and its third straight rise in quarterly sales growth.<\/p>\n

Zuckerberg<\/a>, who started Facebook from his Harvard Uni dorm room, had expected “a very tough year”.<\/p>\n

But, Associated Press reported in October that Facebook reported solid third-quarter results, showing steady growth in its user base.<\/p>\n

Facebook ended the quarter with 2.45billion monthly users, up eight per cent from a year earlier.<\/p>\n

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It also said that about 2.8billion people use at least one of its services \u2014 Facebook, Messenger, WhatsApp or Instagram \u2014 at least once a month.<\/p>\n

Debra Aho Williamson, an eMarketer analyst, said: \u201cAdvertisers continue to support Facebook, despite the many controversies swirling around the company, and the user base also continues to expand around the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cFacebook has a lot of challenges it must deal with, but increasing its revenue and user count isn\u2019t one of them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Away from the impressive stats, it continues to face regulatory threats and criticism over its power and negative effects on society.<\/p>\n

Facebook is standing by its criticised decision to not fact-check political ads, with\u00a0Zuckerberg<\/a>\u00a0insisting it’s because the company doesn’t want to stymie free speech.<\/p>\n

The company, based in Menlo Park, California, has had a rough couple of years and is under growing regulatory scrutiny around the world.<\/p>\n

In America, it faces several government investigations for alleged anti-competitive behaviour, including probes by the Federal Trade Commission and 46 state attorneys general.<\/p>\n

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Advertisers continue to support Facebook, despite the many controversies swirling around the firm<\/span>Credit: Reuters<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
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100 cardboard cutouts of Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg were placed outside the US Capitol in Washington DC last year<\/span>Credit: AFP or licensors<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

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