Facebook is constantly urging you to share your thoughts and reactions to every life event. We were a couple days into the company’s biggest challenge before Facebook’s creator shared some of his thoughts on the matter. There’s probably a lesson in that. But of course, this isn’t just about Facebook. It’s about the whole internet. Paul Ford: Silicon Valley Has Failed to Protect Our Data. Here’s How to Fix It. “What’s been unfolding for a while now is a rolling catastrophe so obvious we forget it’s happening.”

+ Franklin Foer: It’s Time to Regulate the Internet.

+ My take: This is The Only Privacy Policy That Matters.

+ Think Facebook can manipulate you? Look out for virtual reality. (Just the fact that it can manipulate you into wearing those crazy-looking goggles should be warning sign…)

+ Quartz: If Cambridge Analytica is so smart, why isn’t Ted Cruz president? (Related question: If Facebook is so good at manipulating our thoughts, why are we all so pissed at Facebook?)