Posts about Zuckerberg's world-destroying data gathering machine.
Facebook traffic to publishers is gone - and Campbell Brown just erected its tombstone Paid Members Public
Reports from Australia make it clear the traffic from Facebook is a thing of the past - and that Zuckerberg never took it seriously in the first place.
Facebook distorts everything around the idea of engagement Paid Members Public
Siva Vaidhyanathan, professor of media studies at the University of Virginia and the author of Antisocial Media: How Facebook Disconnects Us and Undermines Democracy, has some compelling theories on how Facebook became whaat it is.
Accusing a political figure of facilitating child rape does not violate Facebook's community standards Paid Members Public
Facebook has community standards. They're just very, very low.
WhatsApp, mob justice and the desperate need for a strategic response worldwide Paid Members Public
Messaging apps are allowing misinformation to spread faster than ever before, and tactical responses aren't working. We need to address this at a societal level, with research and education.
Facebook has implemented a traffic threshold for Instant Articles Paid Members Public
It appears Facebook has quietly implemented a traffic threshold for getting access to Instant Articles. Sites that fall below it are losing access to the format.
Digital News Report 2018: traffic from — and trust in — social media on the decline Paid Members Public
The new Digital News Report is out - and things are looking grim in the intersection of social media and news. Here's a couple of preliminary observations.
US Facebook users: Cambridge Analytica didn't put us off Paid Members Public
US Facebook users keep on Likin', even as the Cambridge Analytica revelations rumble on.
News can't afford to be funded by Google and Facebook; it will destroy our reputation Paid Members Public
Google and Facebook are now two of the biggest funders of journalism in the world. Should we be comfortable with that?
