Yet another surveillance device disguised as something cute and remotely useful. How are these devices a main priority for the state of the country? If tougher surveillance laws were in place would any of these devices even be developed? How …
NEW FACEBOOK ‘PORTAL’ CAMERA FOLLOWS YOU AROUND THE ROOM Gee, I bet this won’t be used to spy on everyone Facebook has announced the rollout of its new ‘Portal’ smart speakers, which it brags have a camera that can automatically …
“Undercover cops break Facebook rules to track protesters, ensnare criminals.” A sneaky ploy by police to keep tabs on people who question law enforcement tactics. Yet another reason to delete Facebook. via nbcnews: In the summer of 2015, as Memphis …
Facebook employees are reportedly in the midst of a week-long meltdown after vice president for global policy Joel Kaplan sat behind Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh during Kavanaugh’s Sept. 27 testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Hundreds of Facebook employees …
Abusing auto censorship tools to stifle criticism of one’s platform is an insidious maneuver, meant only to protect FB from criticism. The congress would be well served to begin investigations into companies like FB who engage in that kind of …
by AlteregoMike Facebook Inc. said it discovered a security breach earlier this week that affected almost 50 million accounts. The company said it’s investigating the breach, which allowed hackers to take over a person’s account. The social-media network said in a …
via fair.org: Media giant Facebook recently announced (Reuters, 9/19/18) it would combat “fake news” by partnering with two propaganda organizations founded and funded by the US government: the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the International Republican Institute (IRI). The social media platform was already …
by QuartzPuffyStar Yesterday I at last updated my old Lollipop Android to the Marshmallow version, and after being happy with the hud improvements and speed of my phone, I was unpleasently surprised when I was digging in the default apps/processes …
by Hazzman Bloody hell they are certainly making their move. The Atlantic Council, chaired by Henry Kissinger, is also responsible for Facebooks recent Anti-“fake news” policy. They used the Trump election as a Trojan horse to gain support for NATO …
via select1on: It’s the running total, no idea why it drops. It was the number reported to me by Facebook in the email subject line. “You have X notifications waiting’ Data source: https://pastebin.com/jU5PPuCz I created this account and logged in once, using …
https://www.businessinsider.com/white-house-executive-order-investigate-google-facebook-antitrust-2018-9 EXECUTIVE ORDER TO PROTECT COMPETITON AND SMALL BUSINESSES FROM BIAS IN ONLINE PLATFORMS By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to protect …
via fastcompany: After calling off the launch of a smart display device earlier this year, Facebook is reportedly planning to announce it next week. Here are the details from Cheddar‘s Alex Heath, who cites unnamed sources: The main feature will be video chat, and …
https://youtu.be/8V6N-7xjOh4 Algorithms are now monitoring everything you type; analysing which way you lean politically. This data will place you in certain demographics and I believe in future will be used as tools to justify investigating, stifling, or manipulating people. Eventually …
Mark Zuckerberg is selling up to $13 billion of Facebook shares to fund the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, which has the audacious goal of curing, preventing, or managing all diseases “in our children’s lifetime.” Among the initiative’s projects are investments in …
Yeah, I’m pretty sure all this socialism talk is about free stuff. h/t CG
via Brainmouth: Data pulled from Facebook “Were Here” API (Source) Plotted using web-based Firebase App (Google web app) (Tool) Data in table for and some analysis here if you’re interested: https://media.thinknum.com/articles/movie-theaters-top-20-facebook-were-here/
by Chris Black Let me begin with a statement: if you’re still active on Sundar Pichai-Jack Dorsey-Mark Zuckerberg’s digital ghettos, and by that I mean Google search-engine, YouTube, Twitter or Facebook, after everything that’s happened lately, i.e. all the …
via reason: Ian Millhiser, justice editor at ThinkProgress, is upset that The Weekly Standard—a right-of-center magazine whose editors have been granted the power to formally factcheck articles for Facebook—recently labelled one of his articles “false.” But the claim made by the article’s headline—”Brett Kavanaugh …
Chinese film star Fan Bingbing has been ranked last in a report judging A-list celebrities on how “socially responsible” they are, fuelling further speculation about the whereabouts of the actress, who has not been seen in public for more than …
via usatoday: Google, YouTube and other tech giants filter, suppress and even directly attack conservatives. This must stop to protect our free and open society. Americans must be wary of powerful institutions that seek to control what we see and …
via visualcapitalist: Facebook has found itself in the headlines a lot in 2018, but not for the reasons investors are likely to be excited about. The tech giant battled privacy scandals, policy changes, and dwindling user engagement throughout the year, and …
There’s been a lot of cases of Facebook using the info It’s users share as a way of spying on people and the elites use social media to influence their mood so I think this is an interesting study. A …
by stockboardasset Americans’ relationship with Facebook has shifted to “It’s Complicated” More than 25 percent of millennials who use Facebook say they have deleted the app from their smartphones in the last 12 months, according to new data from Pew Research Center. …
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg said her company would present “alternative facts” to combat what she described as “misinformation” spread on Facebook’s digital platform. She offered her remarks during a Wednesday Senate Intelligence Committee hearing ostensibly examining “Russian interference in U.S. …
Significant shares of Facebook users have taken steps in the past year to reframe their relationship with the social media platform. Just over half of Facebook users ages 18 and older (54%) say they have adjusted their privacy settings in …
Facebook is getting ready for the US midterm elections by building a literal “war room” and seeking to win the “arms race” against “bad actors,” a company boss said in remarks that seemed like they were pulled from the Cold …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_bD4jzMGdw Zuckerberg better get his house in order because President Trump and millions of angry conservatives are ready to take action. At a recent rally the president took aim at the social networks and vowed action if they continue to …
On Monday, Nike revealed they selected former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick to be the face of its 30th anniversary of its ‘Just Do It’ campaign. Nike posted a close up picture of Kaepernick’s face with a caption that …
by Cinderella Broom Apparently, Facebook is an “equal opportunity” censor. Recently, the liberal NPR put out a report revealing that government statistics on school shootings overshot the real situation by about two-thirds. But when a Facebook user put the report out on his …
MrGunsGear got banned for posting about veteran receiving medal of honor. Censorship of non liberal topics is real and affecting everyone h/t Hello_this_is_otterz