Poll: Would you fork out for a paid version of Facebook?
In an interview with NBC, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg said allowing Facebook users to opt out of sharing their information with advertisers would require a paid model. However, she didn't say that any such change was forthcoming. So in today's poll we're asking, would you pay for a paid version …
5 ways Congress could regulate Facebook
Over the course of two days and 10 hours of testimony, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was grilled by members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives this week. While questions about the Cambridge Analytica scandal and misuse of the personal data of tens of millions of U.S. citizens were … …
Facebook says its ‘voter button’ is good for turnout. But should the tech giant be nudging us at all?
Some had seen it while scrolling through their Facebook newsfeeds; for others it appeared at the top. Meanwhile, responses to Heiðdís's post appeared to show that users given the button option were not randomly selected either. Minors and non-citizens were not shown it: only those in the voting … Read More
Zuckerberg says sorry, but people are still using Facebook to mess with Mexico’s election
Earlier this week, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologized for his company's role in the Cambridge Analytica data sharing scandal. Zuckerberg spent two days appearing before Congress in Washington, D.C.. During his hearings, Zuckerberg was asked about data sharing, but he was also asked … Read More
Would you pay for an ad-free Facebook?
That business-world adage has allowed Facebook to thrive, attracting 2 billion users who choose to trade their personal information for no-cost access to the world's largest social network. The data they fork over have proven to be a treasure trove for Facebook, which relies on the information to sell ads … …
Facebook Recap: Why Exactly Did Mark Zuckerberg Testify Before Congress?
Ted Cruz (R-TX) questioned Zuckerberg about the perceived anti-conservative bias of Facebook; Zuckerberg said his company does not ask employees their political affiliation; Zuckerberg confirmed Facebook is working with special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling in the … Read More
Facebook isn’t the only tech company with too much of your data
To be clear, Google and Amazon are not Facebook. The data they collect is not unavoidably another Cambridge Analytica in the making. But just as Russian trolls' use of Facebook to influence the election was simply an application of the company's stated business model, so too are Google and … Read …
Facebook’s Zuckerberg smooth-talked Congress. Only 1 senator got to him
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg's testimony tour before Congress was one of the best-staged appearances I've seen in years. Dressed in his new, slightly ill-fitting, off-the-rack suits, he did his best to appear as inoffensive and apologetic as possible. Read More
BRAUN: Two-faced Facebook?
Be afraid. Be very afraid. Whether you like it or not, the current Facebook fiasco involves you. Yes, you and your amusing cat pictures and anything else you happen to post on the social media platform. Just how big a boogeyman is Facebook? What do they know about us? Should …
Citizen Zuck: Facebook Claims To Protect Us From Scams, But Who Will Protect Us From Facebook?
The internet's oligopolies are not fond of Blockchain. Early this year, Facebook broke the ice with instituting a blanket ban on all cryptocurrency and initial coin offering (ICO) ads; not long after, Google and Twitter followed suit. While the stated rationale for the ban is protecting users from “misleading or … …