I believe that until a thorough audit of Facebook’s use of personal information is performed, the United States government should shut down the site. Facebook’s current cybersecurity lacks the sophistication needed to protect Americans’ right to privacy grounded in the United States Constitution.

As of April 4, Mark Zuckerberg revealed that “malicious actors” using the search tool function accessed the personal information of approximately 2 billion account users and Facebook believes that most users had their public profile scraped.

In 2017, my own Facebook account was hacked by a malicious man in Algeria. After I sent in hundreds of reports, Facebook replied with a template email that offered zero guidance or solutions. After six months, my account remains in the hands of an evil man. Facebook cannot house that much personal information and lack the security measure and customer service required to protect its users.

Facebook’s platform has turned into a personal information meat house for malicious hackers. According to the Fourth Amendment, I call upon the United States government to shut Facebook down and stop Facebook’s obstruction of Americans’ right to privacy.

Carissa Smith, South Jordan