https://www.huffpost.com/entry/facebook-meta-tiktok-targeted-victory_n_62446838e4b0742dfa59f045
"In an increasingly desperate bid to reduce the appeal of TikTok, Facebook’s parent company Meta quietly paid a Republican consulting firm to smear the social media rival as a danger to society."
When I see a former Facebook executive rubbishing their competitors, I'm reminded of this.

We *know* Facebook has been known to do these things.