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Facebook’s goal was to foster a perpetual culture of outrage
Bingo! The report examined articles shared on Facebook from the New York Times, BuzzFeed, Fox News and a dozen other…Continue reading »
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Classic media manipulation of your viewpoint – SF Chronicle had to rewrite headline and replace photo illustration
Over the span of a few days, the SF Chronicle went from a headline emphasizing "Winter Covid surge" to a…Continue reading »
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FB content that caused emotional responses ranked hire in The Algorithm
Years ago I suggested that FB was designed to create a "culture of perpetual outrage". People who are emotionally engaged…Continue reading »
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Facebook wants to re-focus on younger users
Facebook sees TikTok-like platforms as having a better strategy. The basic design of TikTok - with short form videos seen…Continue reading »
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Simple Facebook experiment demonstrates how FB amplifies left and right extremist perspectives
A simple research study demonstrated how FB's algorithm readily amplify extremist political viewpoints on the left and right. The root…Continue reading »
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Privacy: FTC says major ISPs collecting massive amounts of data on users
The FTC says major ISPs are collecting large amounts of data about their customers, and combining it with web browsing…Continue reading »
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Facebook Settles with U.S. government over discrimination against U.S. workers
Facebook settles with the U.S. government over reserving 2,600 jobs for temporary imported H-1B visa workers, excluding all U.S. residents…Continue reading »
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How regulation works: “Facebook Welcomes Regulations ” That Hurt Its Competition
Oldest trick in the regulatory book: Once the government starts discussing regulation of social media, Facebook steps up with its…Continue reading »
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Facebook to make changes after whistle blower comments
Facebook is implementing new tools to divert users away from harmful content, limit political content and give parents more control…Continue reading »
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SF Chronicle labels a group of mostly progressive Democrats as a “conservative parents group”
The news media has labeled any discussion opposing generic cloth facial coverings as motivated by conservatives. In this case, they…Continue reading »