Social media “war rooms” that are set up to fight misinformation and reported on by the media ahead of the US midterms are nothing more than theater
and ones that speak the same language they post in — you're probably not going to make much of a dent in this stuff” https://www.garbageday.email/ ... Ryan Broderick / @broderick : “Our platform may h...
How advertisers are dealing with Meta's ad price increases prompted by Apple's ATT changes, with some shifting their ad budgets to Google, Amazon, and TikTok
and leaders above them signing off on it — has impacted everyone from Facebook and Shopify to small businesses and DTC brands. To the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars! Glenn Gabe / @glenngabe :...
A deep dive into the CEO and history of Telegram, which has about 30 core employees, minimal content moderation, and, until recently, no ongoing revenue
Hundreds of millions of users. No algorithm. No ads. Courage in the face of autocracy. Sound like a dream? Careful what you wish for. Tweets: @venkatananth , @tinch , @brianfishman , @brianfishma...
A look at the challenges of podcast moderation: the difficulty of finding infringing content, the plethora of players, and philosophical objections to the idea
Ashley Carman / The Verge : Tweets: @venkatananth , @mkadin , and @ashleyrcarman See also Mediagazer Tweets: Venkat Ananth / @venkatananth : Good read on the impossible problem of moderating podcasts...
Many of Parler's biggest cheerleaders, who repeatedly denounce the incumbent social networks, are more active on Twitter and Facebook than Parler
all your friends are still are on the old platform. Despite all the talk about mass exodus from censorship, Parler is still “microscopic” compared to Twitter and Facebook. https://www.washingtonpost.c...
Many of Parler's biggest cheerleaders, who repeatedly denounce the incumbent social networks, are more active on Twitter and Facebook than Parler
all your friends are still are on the old platform. Despite all the talk about mass exodus from censorship, Parler is still “microscopic” compared to Twitter and Facebook. https://www.washingtonpost.c...
Internal postings show Ankhi Das, a top Facebook exec in India, supported “strongman” Modi's party before he was elected in 2014 and disparaged its main rival
and never spoke up about blatant election misconduct on the platform. This is FB India, but it matters here, too. https://www.wsj.com/... Sheera Frenkel / @sheeraf : Reminder: What happens with Facebo...
The story of CyberBunker, a hosting provider that once hosted The Pirate Bay and a number of dark web sites, whose German facility was raided by police in 2019
An eccentric Dutchman began living in a giant underground facility built by the German military—and ran a server farm beloved by cybercriminals. Tweets: @feikehacquebord , @balumcarnes , @alfonslopezt...
An overview of the recent debates surrounding content moderation, online censorship, and Section 230, as well as some proposals for reform
Anna Wiener / New Yorker : Tweets: @tonyromm , @newyorker , @hichamyezza , @newyorker , and @venkatananth Tweets: Tony Romm / @tonyromm : new yorker has a good one on the future of section 230 https:...
Trump's campaign is poised to replicate its 2016 success on Facebook, exploiting how FB's AI ad tools automatically distribute ad spend and target audiences
Look at a thousand of the millions of Facebook ads Donald Trump has run, and it's hard to believe that they represent a winning strategy. Tweets: @therealquags , @brianweeden , @antoniogm , @larryrose...