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Etymology
[edit]Blend of Facebook + CIA, suggesting that the site has an ulterior motive of spying on its users, or is a tool of the US government.
Pronunciation
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- (Internet slang, derogatory) The social networking site Facebook.
- 2018 December 3, jgsh...@aol.com, “You Saw This? Re: NY AG agrees to submit evidence of unprosecuted 9/11 federal crimes relating to destruction of WTCs to Special Criminal Grand Jury”, in peopleofCA12[2] (Google Groups):
- Parliament has used its legal powers to seize internal Facebook [FaCIAbook] documents in an extraordinary attempt to hold the US social media giant to account after chief executive Mark Zuckerberg repeatedly refused to answer MPs' questions.
- 2020 July 19, Lori Price, “Protest in Albany as NY State Bar Association Walks Back COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Recommendation”, in I Hate Trump Fan Club[3] (Google Groups):
- Facebook takes down Trump campaign ads for 'violating our policy against organized hate' Facebook [FaCIAbook] on Thursday said it had take action against ads run by President Trump's re-election campaign for breaching its policies on hate. The ads, which attacked what the Trump campaign described as "Dangerous MOBS of far-left groups," featured an upside-down triangle... The ads targeted the far left group Antifa, calling on Trump supporters to back the President's calls to designate the group a terrorist organization. Responding to criticism of the ad earlier Thursday, the Trump campaign said the red triangle was "a symbol widely used by Antifa."