The Iranian ballistic missile launch that President Donald Trump tweeted about Saturday apparently never happened. That’s what U.S. officials told Fox News and CNN on … Fake news? Trump tweeted about Iran missile launch that never happenedRead more
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Nobody reads the small print when they sign up to social media
The Children’s commissioner has warned that children as young as eight are signing up to social media terms and conditions without reading or understanding the … Nobody reads the small print when they sign up to social mediaRead more
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2016 the year Facebook became the bad guy
Mark Zuckerberg started 2016 with a cookie cutter message of hope. “As the world faces new challenges and opportunities, may we all find the courage … 2016 the year Facebook became the bad guyRead more
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News Use Across Social Media Platforms 2016
A majority of U.S. adults – 62% – get news on social media, and 18% do so often, according to a new survey by Pew … News Use Across Social Media Platforms 2016Read more
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The Failure of Facebook Democracy
In December of 2007, the legal theorist Cass R. Sunstein wrote in The Chronicle of Higher Education about the filtering effects that frequently attend the … The Failure of Facebook DemocracyRead more
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It’s time to get rid of the Facebook “news feed,” because it’s not news
In the wake of the US election, critics have blamed Facebook for bringing about—at least in part—Trump’s surprise win. A BuzzFeed report showed that Facebook … It’s time to get rid of the Facebook “news feed,” because it’s not newsRead more
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Facebook’s Like button is a built-in filter bubble
Imagine if every newspaper came with a mandatory T-shirt. Suddenly, that tabloid you paged through out of curiosity becomes part of your identity. You have … Facebook’s Like button is a built-in filter bubbleRead more
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A Brief History of How Fake News Spreads So Easily on Facebook
What role did Facebook-fueled fake news play during the election? We don’t yet have all the answers, but one BuzzFeed analysis found that largely pro-Trump … A Brief History of How Fake News Spreads So Easily on FacebookRead more
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Bursting the Facebook bubble
The 2016 election took place under the spectre of a bubble. Not the subprime mortgage lending bubble that shaped the 2008 election, but the “filter … Bursting the Facebook bubbleRead more
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Close link between Google’s Eric Schmidt and the Democrats
Eric Schmidt, the chairman of Alphabet and former Google chief executive, has been closely involved in the “strategic planning” of the 2016 Democratic Party presidential … Close link between Google’s Eric Schmidt and the DemocratsRead more