Shortly before Sophie Zhang lost access to Facebook’s systems, she published one final message on the company’s internal forum, a farewell tradition at Facebook known … How Facebook let fake engagement distort global politicsRead more
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Facebook planned to remove fake accounts in India
Facebook allowed a network of fake accounts to artificially inflate the popularity of an MP from India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata party (BJP), for months after … Facebook planned to remove fake accounts in IndiaRead more
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How Can Climate Activists Fight Misinformation?
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VBvKegeKmQ&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Josh Fox
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Major Media Outlets That Use Invasive User Tracking Are Lobbying Against Regulation
News outlets entrusted with promoting transparency and privacy are also lobbying behind closed doors against proposals to regulate the mass collection of Americans’ data. In … Major Media Outlets That Use Invasive User Tracking Are Lobbying Against RegulationRead more
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BJP Gets Cheaper Ad Rates on Facebook Due to its Polarising Content
Facebook’s algorithm grossly favours Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) advertisements because of the divisive nature of the content, as revealed by part four of a year-long … BJP Gets Cheaper Ad Rates on Facebook Due to its Polarising ContentRead more
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Facebook ‘Charged BJP Less’ Than Rivals
In a huge and unfair advantage to the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government, Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook promoted the party’s advertisements at 29% less … Facebook ‘Charged BJP Less’ Than RivalsRead more
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How to Stop Doomscrolling News and Social Media
It’s a combination of a couple of things. There is the very nature of the design of these applications. It’s the slot machine effect: The … How to Stop Doomscrolling News and Social MediaRead more
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After Alt News Raised the Issue, Facebook, YouTube Ban Accounts Spreading Hindutva Hate
On December 23, 2021, Harish Ramkali, a member of the Bajrang Dal in Haryana, posted on Facebook that any school that dresses its students as … After Alt News Raised the Issue, Facebook, YouTube Ban Accounts Spreading Hindutva HateRead more
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Emojis are the cave drawings of 2015
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2r3qk7ifgI4&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Trevor Noah