Name Change Not Enough to Fix Facebook, Critics Charge
by Lee Rickwood
The arbitrary amplification of content through algorithmic manipulation is one of the most worrisome, if not negatively impactful, ways social media platforms cause harm.
Tag: Facebook
Facebook’s ‘privacy’ pivot reveals smoke and mirrors
By Ted Kritsonis
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote a long blog post exclaiming the social network’s new vigour towards building a “privacy-focused communications platform,” but it’s what he hasn’t said that speaks louder.
How to increase and take back your privacy on Facebook
By Ted Kritsonis
Keeping Facebook’s prying eyes away from not just who you are, but also what you’re doing online, is made a little easier when the right settings are in place.
Facebook’s Data Privacy Scandal Extends to Canada: 600K Users, 10 Years and Counting
by Lee Rickwood
Extremely important privacy questions about Facebook’s data sharing being investigated now echo those raised in 2008.
Facebook CEO looking for answers to important questions
By Ted Kritsonis
Now that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg faced public scrutiny from U.S. lawmakers, the proceedings revealed just how aimless the monolith truly is.
Holy Fake News! Pope Tackles Distorted Facts on Social Media
by Lee Rickwood
We may be our own last line of defence against fake news and purposeful social manipulation. That puts our media literacy, cognitive skills and critical thinking abilities to a real test. Severely tested, too, will be our economic skills and abilities. Fake news is cheap; real information and investigative journalism is expensive.
Canadian Researchers, Industry Analysts Ask: Are Social Media Networks our Friends?
by Lee Rickwood
What if your friend turned out to be a real materialist, ‘only in it for the money’? What if they were constantly pushing you to buy things you may or may not want or even like? Would you still hang out?
Can Social Media Cure Toronto’s Apathy?
by Lee Rickwood
Toronto should be the perfect city for it – after all, we have the most Facebook members, right?
But can social media cure political apathy? A newly-launched website is designed to do just that, and it’s called VO4TO. Say it fast and often enough, it sounds like a road to Rome.