Are you saying Facebook will tip the scales in the wrong direction?

Ok, but please don't post unsubstantive comments here.

Sorry. If I had explained, I don't think that it would have been unsubstantive. But I didn't. So anyway, to the point.

As the sign of balance, symbolized by scales, Libra is certainly relevant to money. But the name is also a riff on liberty/liberation aka freedom. And that's the sick joke, because Libre will be totally under Facebook control.

are you confusing it with libre?

I'm not confusing it. I'm arguing that it's an intentional allusion to liberty. Which, being totally under Facebook's control, it will clearly not be.

yes, libre is the root word for liberty; libra is more commonly known as an astrological sign