Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has spent a year acting as a cheerleader for community support groups, especially those focused on addiction recovery. But scratching the surface of these organizations reveals the need for a referee, instead. Without that, there’s nothing to protect the most vulnerable people on the platform from this impenetrable tangle of altruism and e-commerce.
https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/21/17370066/facebook-addiction-support-groups-rehab-patient-brokering
* Facebook Communities Summit * profiled by Good Morning America * misleading rehab ads on Google * pass a background check * online communities * I wrote about Affected by Addiction * community leadership program * October press release * James was arrested * James pled guilty * run by MHAA