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We didn't have the same stance on data privacy back then as we do today. GDPR wouldn't be a thing for another year, not implemented for two more after that (2018). Legislators largely didn't understand the risks associated with unrestricted exchanges of seemingly benign user data at the time. Yay for hindsight being 20/20.
That’s great. Nothing has changed about Facebook so nothing is stopping them from banning it now for the same reason as TikTok. The only reason they wouldn’t is if they had a motivation that had nothing to do with protecting elections from foreign influence.