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Why Ditching Instagram Earned her the Podium
“I wanted the congratulations. I wanted admiration. I wanted my follower count to grow. I wanted everyone to envy my life and achievements. I wanted, … Why Ditching Instagram Earned her the PodiumRead more
Posted inFacebook / India / News / Patent
Facebook’s patent application rejected
The patent office has refused to entertain Facebook’s application for patent to the “method and apparatus for an application crawler” that is used to search … Facebook’s patent application rejectedRead more
Posted inFacebook / Psychology / Social Control Media
Facebook Ignored Internal Warnings Its Algorithms Were Intensifying Divisiveness
Despite internal research that Facebook’s platform was exploiting and exacerbating divisiveness among its users, top executives ignored the findings that the algorithms were doing the … Facebook Ignored Internal Warnings Its Algorithms Were Intensifying DivisivenessRead more
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Facebook wanted to purchase NSO Group spyware to surveil users
Two Facebook representatives approached NSO Group in 2017 asking to purchase rights to use its surveillance software to monitor its users, according to court documents … Facebook wanted to purchase NSO Group spyware to surveil usersRead more
Posted inChildren / Digital / Facebook
Teens are spending nearly half their waking hours on screens
Children ages 8 to 12 are spending almost five hours a day in front a screen while teenagers are spending nearly 7.5 hours a day … Teens are spending nearly half their waking hours on screensRead more
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Facebook was marking legitimate news articles about the coronavirus as spam
Facebook started marking some posts linking to information and articles about the coronavirus and COVID-19 as spam. The issue was due to a “bug in … Facebook was marking legitimate news articles about the coronavirus as spamRead more
Posted inFacebook / Politics / ToMl
UK citizens still not safe from outside interference in elections
Brittany Kaiser, previously business development director at the company, said the level of disinformation on social media is just as bad – if not worse … UK citizens still not safe from outside interference in electionsRead more
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Facebook Gave Device Makers Deep Access to Data
Facebook Gave Device Makers Deep Access to Data on Users and Friends As Facebook sought to become the world’s dominant social media service, it struck … Facebook Gave Device Makers Deep Access to DataRead more
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A casino that make bets on what you’re going to do next
Big Data Firms Helped Sway the 2016 Election Meet Brittany Kaiser, Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower Releasing Troves of New Files from Data Firm AMY GOODMAN: New … A casino that make bets on what you’re going to do nextRead more