Maybe. If you’re hard-core. “If your goal is to opt out of Facebook’s digital surveillance apparatus altogether, then you probably should quit Instagram and Whatsapp too—along with Messenger and Oculus VR. But beware that you won’t have totally escaped the social network.” – Slate
Slate spoke with a small group of people who had publicly declared they planned to #DeleteFacebook. Most were successful, though some find themselves back on the site from time to time. Their stories demonstrate that reducing exposure to Facebook does not necessarily mean deleting an account, but that taking the extra step makes it easier … Continue reading “What It Means To Disconnect From Facebook”
Twenty-two predictions for 2019, including paid accounts at Facebook, a massive data breach at Instagram, and a tough year for Snap(Chat). – The Verge
More than other tech companies, Facebook has insisted that its commercial success benefits the world. There are examples of the wealth from a tech business being used by its founder to support a grand project like space exploration, as Tesla’s Elon Musk or Amazon’s Jeff Bezos do. Alphabet harnesses the money from the Google search … Continue reading “Facebook’s Existential Crisis: What To Do When You’re Not “Making The World A Better Place?””
News of Ruben Cordova’s banishment has spread across academic circles as a warning against art historians and artists who might want to aggregate their research on Facebook’s platform.
This is a purely philosophical question … only, it’s about our duty to ourselves and to each other. “The possibility of a duty to leave Facebook arises once one recognizes that Facebook has played a significant role in undermining democratic values around the world.”
On the day of the second-ever Gay Pride celebration in Orange City, Iowa, Paul Dorr, director of a “crisis center and pro-life, pro-family movement” called Rescue the Perishing read from a blog post titled “May God And The Homosexuals of OC Pride Please Forgive Us!” and threw the library books into a burning trash can. … Continue reading “Man Checks Out And Burns LGBTQ Children’s Books From Library, Streams It On Facebook Live”
Not that Twitter and Facebook are very good about limiting threatening posts, but the social network Gab has far fewer restrictions. “Its relative lawlessness has made it a gathering spot for white supremacists and other members of the extreme alt-right.”
And the fine was minuscule. Of course. The only way to truly see how little the fine affects Facebook is to put it in contrast to how much money the company makes per hour. “Still, even by that metric, Facebook’s profit dwarfs the fine.”
“With NBCUniversal’s help, the struggling social media giant preps more than a dozen original series for its 188 million users as it muscles into a crowded market. … But its slate won’t be ripped from the Netflix playbook. All Snapchat scripted series will average about five minutes an episode and be released daily in the … Continue reading “Snapchat, Following Facebook And YouTube, Moves Into Producing Original Video Content”
