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I don't use Facebook, but many affected by the wildfires do.
Facebook is not a legitimate news source. It never has been. This is not a failing of Facebook. It is a failing of the people who decided to rely on Facebook for news.
"News" from Facebook tells them shit like horse de-wormer will save them from smoke inhalation or bleaching their asshole will prevent the spread of forest fires. Facebook is a conservative manipulation machine. It is not a news source.
No, but it acted as a way for people to share links to legitimate news in times of crisis if that was where they normally communicated, and now they can't. Similarly, people got used to accessing Twitter to find realtime information on local events, and now that's also largely cut off.
I'm not defending the companies. I'm not defending people's dependence on them. I'm pointing out that the need exists in this moment, and that this isn't the moment to be shaming people who are actively fleeing a wildfire for decrying the fact that governments' and corporations' choices are impacting their ability to share information in a crisis.