algorithms as scapegoats Facebook actually made more money when they tried getting rid of the News Feed algorithm. Thom Dunn
delete facebook Facebook says iPhone OS will results in a 50% drop in Audience Network publisher revenue Mark Frauenfelder
hate speech In a panic over fleeing advertisers, Facebook launches PR blitz to announce it is "a mirror to society" Mark Frauenfelder
location tracking Facebook offers funny answer for why it tracks users' locations even when they turn tracking services off Xeni Jardin
delete facebook Why did Facebook block pro-vaccination ads and run anti-vaccination ads? Money! Mark Frauenfelder
delete facebook Why is Facebook's iOS app accessing my camera while I do unrelated things, users ask Xeni Jardin
delete facebook Videos of organs being harvested from living children are big on Facebook now Xeni Jardin
psychographics Just because Cambridge Analytica tells its customers it can sway elections, it doesn't follow that they're any good at it Cory Doctorow
that's zucked up A recipe for the deliberately obscured task of changing your Facebook settings to opt out of "platform" sharing Cory Doctorow
full-service propaganda machine Facebook insists that Cambridge Analytica didn't "breach" data, but "misused" it, and they're willing to sue anyone who says otherwise Cory Doctorow
facebook deletions Facebook once boasted of its ability to sway elections, now it has buried those pages Cory Doctorow
messenger kids The independent experts who favorably evaluated Facebook's "Messenger Kids" were funded by Facebook Cory Doctorow
clickfarms Exiled Cambodian opposition leader sues Facebook in California over allegations of collusion with Cambodia's dictator Cory Doctorow
blacklisting In the USA, Trump supporters are the most prolific users and sharers of "junk news" (a mix of untruth and distastefully presented materials) Cory Doctorow
polling Facebook hired a pollster to track Zuck's public image, but he quit because working for Facebook filled him with shame Cory Doctorow
