Tagged: Facebook
Alex Jones and the Consequences of Free Speech
As vile as I find Jones to be, if his First Amendment rights were being violated I would defend him and his company. But that isn’t what is happening here.
Teenagers to Facebook: We Just Aren’t That Into You
The governments of the world, privacy issues, and debates about information monopolies might turn out as the least of Facebook’s problem. If the new Pew data is to be believed, Facebook is not only under fire, but teens just aren’t that into it anymore.
Cambridge Analytica to “Cease Operations”
The day after Facebook announced new changes to the platform following a spat of controversy surrounding their association with Cambridge Analytica comes the news that the firm is closing up shop.
Zuckerberg Says Facebook to Add Clear History, Dating Features
With controversy still plaguing Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg announced some changes coming to the social media giant’s platform.
Making the Internet a Better, Safer Space
I’m an old dog, so I’m still having to learn all the social media tricks.
Joel Winston — How the Trump Campaign Built an Identity Database and Used Facebook Ads to Win the Election
You don’t know the power of the dark post.
The Santa Barbara Shooting
A horrific event at Burt Likko’s alma mater leaves him meditating on whether the modern age has somehow magnified and distorted the difficult-enough trials of youthful sexual frustration.
Deactivated Friendships
Every day I’d scroll through my feed after making sure that the page showed all activity and not only the top stories, but as my eyes passed over each status update, I rarely read every word or paused to think about the people telling me something about their lives.
A Bloggy Puttanesca: Now with Government Shutdowns, Tea Parties, Trucker Protests and Confederate Flags!
Quick thoughts on the continued government shutdown, this weekend’s Trucker Protest and Veteran’s March, the Washington Redskins, the Confederate flag, and the true meaning of populism.
Driving Blind: Slave Labor in the Modern Economy
He did not move. Eyes shut, he waited, shivering. He heard Travis breathe loud in the room; he heard Travis shift his rifle, click the safety catch, and raise the weapon. There was a...
More Facebook
Tom wrote a post a while back about employers demanding that employees turn over their Facebook passwords. My opinion was that this is a very bad idea, and Tod pointed out some salient reasons...
ALL YOUR FACEBOOK ARE BELONG TO US.
So now, if you’re applying for a job, or applying for an athletic scholarship—and Lord knows what else to come—they want to know what you’ve put up on your Facebook pages. Not just the...
Remember when Facebook wasn’t evil?
“My interpretation of Facebook: What if I told you that you could tell a private company all your interests and friends…. for free?!” –Adam Kotsko Well, I hope all of our readers who use...
Shrewd Sarah Palin/Gullible Media
I’ve argued before, and I will continue to argue, that there is nothing terribly unique about Sarah Palin as a politician other than the way in which her opponents and the media play right...
Let’s all go back to Geocities
Here’s an interesting Prospect article on Geocities and online memory that also discusses the Myspace-Facebook class divide:
