Meta Platforms — Ethics Grade F

Meta Platforms receives an overall ethics grade of F (12/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Social Media. Market cap: Large Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 40
• privacy: 2
• consumer: 10
• environment: 80
• humanRights: 5

Documented incidents (3)

• Role in Myanmar Genocide (high, 2018) — United Nations investigators found that Facebook was used to spread hate speech and incite violence against the Rohingya minority in Myanmar, facilitating ethnic cleansing and genocide due to lack of moderation.
• Instagram Teen Safety Leak (high, 2021) — Internal research leaked by Frances Haugen revealed Meta knew Instagram was toxic to teenage girls' mental health and body image but chose to prioritize growth over implementing safety features.
• Cambridge Analytica Scandal (high, 2018) — Meta allowed the harvest of personal data from 87 million users without their consent for political profiling. This data was used by Cambridge Analytica to target voters in the 2016 US Election.

Documented good deeds

• 100% Renewable Operations — Meta achieved its goal of supporting its global operations with 100% renewable energy and net zero emissions for its scope 1 and 2 emissions.

Ethical alternatives

• Signal — Non-profit structure that prioritizes end-to-end encryption and metadata protection over data monetization.