Media giant Facebook recently announced (Reuters, 9/19/18) it would combat “fake news” by partnering with two propaganda organizations founded and funded by the US government: … Facebook’s New Propaganda PartnersRead more
Posted inFacebook / ToMl
After Troubles in Myanmar, Facebook Charges Ahead in Africa
Over the past year, Facebook has faced a reckoning over the way its plan to connect the next billion users to the internet has sown … After Troubles in Myanmar, Facebook Charges Ahead in AfricaRead more
Posted inFacebook / News / Politics / USA Empire
Trump 2020 working with ex-Cambridge Analytica staffers
A company run by former officials at Cambridge Analytica, the political consulting firm brought down by a scandal over how it obtained Facebook users’ private … Trump 2020 working with ex-Cambridge Analytica staffersRead more
Posted inDigital / Facebook / News / Social Control Media
Facebook Asking Big Banks for Customer Data
Apparently not satisfied with access to its users’ call history, text messaging data, and online conversations, Facebook has reportedly asked major Wall Street firms like … Facebook Asking Big Banks for Customer DataRead more
Posted inClimate Disaster / Facebook
Facebook video spreads climate denial misinformation to 5 million users
A two-minute video attacking the scientific consensus on climate change — made by infamous denier Marc Morano — is going viral. it had racked up … Facebook video spreads climate denial misinformation to 5 million usersRead more
Posted inFacebook / Social Control Media
Cannot call these things social networks anymore
I call them behavior modification empires Jaron Lanier Back in the 1980s, actually, I gave my first talk at TED, and I brought some of … Cannot call these things social networks anymoreRead more
Posted inFacebook / News / Social Control Media
Facebook is slapped with first fine for Cambridge Analytica scandal
U.K. watchdogs, Information Commissioner’s Office, announced a $664,000 preliminary fine — the maximum amount allowed — after finding Facebook lacked strong privacy protections and overlooked … Facebook is slapped with first fine for Cambridge Analytica scandalRead more
Posted inFacebook / News / Privacy
Facebook reveals data-sharing partnerships
Facebook revealed to Congress late Friday that it shared user data with 52 hardware and software-making companies, including some Chinese firms. The new acknowledgement came … Facebook reveals data-sharing partnershipsRead more
Posted inFacebook / News
Facebook bug set 14 million users’ sharing settings to public
For a period of four days in May, about 14 million Facebook users around the world had their default sharing setting for all new posts … Facebook bug set 14 million users’ sharing settings to publicRead more