Abdulsalam was in the middle of Friday prayer at his neighborhood mosque in al-Bab, Aleppo, when he heard a crash — a nearby bakery had … YouTube and Facebook Are Removing Evidence of Atrocities, Jeopardizing Cases Against War CriminalsRead more
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Facebook provides hoard of personal info to authorities
Surveillance of Palestinians and the Fight for Digital Rights EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Surveillance of Palestinians has always been part of Israel’s colonial project, but new technologies … Facebook provides hoard of personal info to authoritiesRead more
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Facebook’s war on free will
All the values that Silicon Valley professes are the values of the 60s. The big tech companies present themselves as platforms for personal liberation. Everyone … Facebook’s war on free willRead more
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Facebook (Still) Letting Housing Advertisers Exclude Users by Race
In February, Facebook said it would step up enforcement of its prohibition against discrimination in advertising for housing, employment or credit. But ProPublica tests showed … Facebook (Still) Letting Housing Advertisers Exclude Users by RaceRead more
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If Mark Zuckerberg runs for president, will Facebook help him win?
Despite his protestations to the contrary, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has been acting like someone planning to run for office. He hired a pollster, visited … If Mark Zuckerberg runs for president, will Facebook help him win?Read more
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Why Facebook Like buttons account for a full 16% of the size of an average site’s code, and what that means
According to data collected by BuiltWith.com, 6% of the top 10,000 most high-traffic sites load content from Facebook’s servers. For the vast majority of them, … Why Facebook Like buttons account for a full 16% of the size of an average site’s code, and what that meansRead more
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How Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest Hook Users
Type the name of almost any successful consumer web company into your search bar and add the word “addict” after it. Go ahead, I’ll wait. … How Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest Hook UsersRead more
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You Are the Product
At the end of June, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook had hit a new level: two billion monthly active users. That number, the company’s preferred … You Are the ProductRead more
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Facebook wants access without limits
https://static-00-www.publicintegrity.org/files/styles/16col/public/img/FB_points.jpg?itok=YLIsYYTY Facebook is working on advanced facial recognition technology to identify users by creating digital faceprints. The company has begun lobbying state legislatures feverishly to … Facebook wants access without limitsRead more
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Facebook’s success threatens each of us individually and the nation as a whole
Facebook has become Americans’ primary online connection to friends, families, clubs, schools, businesses, and even politicians. Facebook’’s reach is staggering: 70 percent of all American … Facebook’s success threatens each of us individually and the nation as a wholeRead more