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New Zealand privacy commissioner says Facebook is run by ‘morally bankrupt’ liars

New Zealand privacy commissioner says Facebook is run by ‘morally bankrupt’ liars

‘Facebook cannot be trusted.’ By Shannon Liao@Shannon_Liao  Apr 8, 2019, 6:00pm EDT New Zealand’s Privacy Commissioner John Edwards took to Twitter on Sunday night to criticize Facebook for recklessly operating its platform and for contributing to the broadcasting of events like the Christchurch shooting, which was live-streamed on the social media platform. Edwards said, “Facebook cannot be trusted. They […]

War on fake news could be won with the help of behavioral science

War on fake news could be won with the help of behavioral science

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently acknowledged his company’s responsibility in helping create the enormous amount of fake news that plagued the 2016 election – after earlier denials. Yet he offered no concrete details on what Facebook could do about it. Fortunately, there’s a way to fight fake news that already exists and has behavioral science on its side: […]

Hardline Muslims Rally Outside Facebook’s Indonesian HQ

Hardline Muslims Rally Outside Facebook's Indonesian HQ

About 200 Muslims rallied Friday outside Facebook’s headquarters in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta to protest the social media giant’s blocking of pages that are run by hard-line groups for allegedly promoting hate. The protesters, who were organized by the hard-line Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), marched from a mosque to the company’s headquarters, which was […]

Facebook joins Europol talks to fight Islamist propaganda

Facebook joins Europol talks to fight Islamist propaganda

Facebook took part this week in key talks with European police agencies on how to stop and eliminate violent and terror-related Islamic jihadist posts, in an evolving battle against such propaganda. Representatives from the giant social network travelled to The Hague for Thursday’s unprecedented talks at Europol’s headquarters in the city, officials said Friday. They […]

US social media networks, Microsoft join hands to fight against terrorism

US social media networks, Microsoft join hands to fight against terrorism

SAN FRANCISCO – Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube announced Monday the formation of a forum to help make their “consumer services hostile to terrorists and violent extremists.” The four technology giants said the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism will formalize and structure existing and future areas of collaboration and foster cooperation with smaller tech […]

After Trump’s win, even some in Silicon Valley wonder: Has Facebook grown too influential?

After Trump's win, even some in Silicon Valley wonder: Has Facebook grown too influential?

Hillary Clinton was the choice of nearly every American newspaper editorial board. It didn’t matter. When it comes to influencing public opinion, the 2016 presidential election demonstrated with sobering effect the weakening role of traditional media and the ascendant power of social networks like Facebook. Forty-four percent of Americans get their news from Facebook, according […]

Breaking the Black Box: What Facebook Knows About You

After Trump's win, even some in Silicon Valley wonder: Has Facebook grown too influential?

ProPublica Machine Bias Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment Donate Episode 1 Facebook Episode 2 Coming Oct. 5 Episode 3 Coming Oct. 12 Episode 4 Coming Oct. 19 Breaking the Black Box What Facebook Knows About You by Julia Angwin, ProPublica September 28, 2016 We live in an era of increasing automation.

Facebook Friends Are Fake Friends, Study Finds

Facebook Friends Are Fake Friends, Study Finds

Facebook has turned the word “friend” into a verb, but just because you’ve friended someone on Facebook does that make them your friend in real life? Not according to a study that found almost all Facebook friends are entirely fake. Robin Dunbar, a professor of evolutionary psychology at Oxford University, conducted research into how Facebook […]