A former Facebook director lashed out at the company’s business model during testimony before Congress on Thursday, saying Facebook’s focus on driving engagement outweighs its … Facebook intentionally made its product as addictive as cigarettesRead more
Antisocial Media
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Social media break improves mental health
Asking people to stop using social media for just one week could lead to significant improvements in their wellbeing, depression and anxiety and could, in … Social media break improves mental healthRead more
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Someone Needs to Look Into Sharing of Data by Facebook
The Delhi high court on Wednesday, March 30 raised concerns over the alleged sharing of data by Facebook with other companies, and referred to the … Someone Needs to Look Into Sharing of Data by FacebookRead more
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Facebook to pay $90m to settle privacy lawsuit over user tracking
Facebook agreed to pay $90 million to settle a decade-old privacy lawsuit accusing it of tracking users’ internet activity even after they logged out of … Facebook to pay $90m to settle privacy lawsuit over user trackingRead more
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Facebook Shadow Profiles
Data is often at the core of digital products and services, especially when related to online advertising. This has made data protection and privacy a … Facebook Shadow ProfilesRead more
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Disinformation ecosystem
Peter Sinclair skepticalscience.com [google making this video age restricted tells a lot]
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How Facebook twisted Canada’s trucker convoy into an international movement
After more than two weeks of chaotic protest, this week, the Canadian government pushed back. On Tuesday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked the country’s … How Facebook twisted Canada’s trucker convoy into an international movementRead more
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Indians Feeling Jealous about Likes Count
In May this year, Facebook rolled out a new feature that would allow its users to hide their public like counts. In a nutshell, this … Indians Feeling Jealous about Likes CountRead more
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How Targeted Advertising on Social Media Drives People to Extremes
Have you had the experience of looking at some product online and then seeing ads for it all over your social media feed? Far from … How Targeted Advertising on Social Media Drives People to ExtremesRead more