whatsapp
India's WhatsApp murders - is this a technology or a human problem?
People are dying in India thanks to intentional disinformation being spread over — principally — Facebook's WhatsApp. This needs to be addressed - but how?
Posts about Zuckerberg's world-destroying data gathering machine.
5 on Facebook
5 on Facebook – August 15th
Five links about Facebook and its impact that are worth your time today.
Facebook
Facebook traffic to publishers is gone - and Campbell Brown just erected its tombstone
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
Facebook distorts everything around the idea of engagement
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.
alt right media
Accusing a political figure of facilitating child rape does not violate Facebook's community standards
Facebook has community standards. They're just very, very low.
social media mobs
WhatsApp, mob justice and the desperate need for a strategic response worldwide
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
Facebook has implemented a traffic threshold for Instant Articles
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.
reuters institute
Digital News Report 2018: traffic from — and trust in — social media on the decline
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.
Facebook
US Facebook users: Cambridge Analytica didn't put us off
US Facebook users keep on Likin', even as the Cambridge Analytica revelations rumble on.