Documents shared with MintPress reveal that Valent Projects – a shadowy communications firm that advises social media platforms such as Facebook on alleged state-backed online … Facebook ‘Bot’ Adviser Secretly in Pay of US Regime Change AgencyRead more
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Tel-Aviv-Based Political Marketing Firm Reportedly Created Fake Social Media Accounts
The Israeli government reportedly commissioned a campaign in 2023 that included social media accounts targeting Black U.S. lawmakers. The New York Times reported that, in … Tel-Aviv-Based Political Marketing Firm Reportedly Created Fake Social Media AccountsRead more
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How Facebook Algorithms Promote Hate and Toxic Content
Facebook is in the limelight for both the right reasons and the wrong reasons. The wrong reason is that what was supposed to be a … How Facebook Algorithms Promote Hate and Toxic ContentRead more
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Social media monitoring apps struggle to justify surveillance
With the country still reeling from the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, officials are scrambling for more ways to stop mass shootings — and facing … Social media monitoring apps struggle to justify surveillanceRead more
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Facebook Let Corporate Partners Read Users’ Private Messages
Citing hundreds of pages of internal company records and interviews with dozens of former employees, the Times reported that “Facebook allowed Microsoft’s Bing search engine … Facebook Let Corporate Partners Read Users’ Private MessagesRead more
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Lines Between Fact, Fiction Becoming Blurrier on Social Media
On June 8, actress Kangana Ranaut posted an Instagram story criticising Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker for “bullying” and “mocking” a young Indian named … Lines Between Fact, Fiction Becoming Blurrier on Social MediaRead more
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YouTube Is a Breeding Ground for Extremism
Despite the proliferation of fringe ideologies on YouTube–and the availability of truly alternative information there–the video hosting service’s anti-establishment status may be overblown. A FAIR … YouTube Is a Breeding Ground for ExtremismRead more
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Facebook Has Known for 18 Months That Instagram Is Bad for Teens
Facebook officials had internal research in March 2020 showing that Instagram – the social media platform most used by adolescents – is harmful to teen … Facebook Has Known for 18 Months That Instagram Is Bad for TeensRead more
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What magic tricks can reveal about free will
Alice Pailhès — source ted.com | May 2020 [think about how much priming happening to us through movies, media, social control media]
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‘Likes’ and ‘shares’ teach people to express more outrage online
Social media platforms like Twitter amplify expressions of moral outrage over time because users learn such language gets rewarded with an increased number of “likes” … ‘Likes’ and ‘shares’ teach people to express more outrage onlineRead more