Facebook Frownies
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Facebook wants to combat fake news with ID checks – but the implications on privacy could be grave
People could be asked to prove their identity to post political content or advertisements on the social network.
Fadi Safieddine, The Conversation
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If Mark Zuckerberg wants to fix the internet, he must do more than just talk about ‘new rules’
The Facebook boss’ calls for outside help to draft new rules on what is acceptable behaviour online should be welcomed. So what’s his next step?
Andrew Quodling, The Conversation
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To tackle its privacy problem, Facebook wants to be more like WhatsApp
Mark Zuckerberg laid out a new vision for the social network last week. But details are scarce.
Sacha Molitorisz, The Conversation
Trending
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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Shadow profiles: Facebook knows about you, even if you’re not on Facebook
During his congressional testimony, Mark Zuckerberg claimed not to know what ‘shadow profiles’ mean.
Andrew Quodling, The Conversation
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The US law that made Facebook (and much of social media) what it is today
The Communications Decency Act was passed in 1996, seven years before the debut of MySpace.
Frank LoMonte, The Conversation
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Cambridge Analytica scandal could hurt legitimate researchers using Facebook data
Social media data is a rich information source for many areas of research in psychology, technology, business and humanities. Is collateral damage inevitable?
Annabel Latham, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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Three things Facebook must do if it wants to win back people’s trust
A scholar of digital trust evaluates the social networking platform’s current efforts and proposes some improvements the company could make.
Bhaskar Chakravorti, The Conversation
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Is Facebook committed to police discriminatory advertising for housing, employment or credit?
ProPublica bought a few ads and found major omissions.
Julia Angwin, ProPublica, Ariana Tobin, ProPublica & Madeleine Varner, ProPublica
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Facebook enabled advertisers to direct their content to Jew haters
The social networking site has now removed several anti-Semitic ad categories and promised to improve monitoring.
Julia Angwin, ProPublica, Madeleine Varner, ProPublica & Ariana Tobin, ProPublica
The Reel
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Premiere date announced for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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The secret ingredient of Pratik Gandhi’s success: ‘Salt to taste’
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‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ trailer: Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff team up for action thriller
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Facebook knows more about you (including your offline activity) than it says
The site shows users how Facebook categorises them. It doesn’t reveal the data it is buying about their offline lives.
Julia Angwin,, Terry Parris Jr., ProPublica & Surya Mattu, ProPublica
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This video imagines the Facebook newsfeed algorithm as the mafia, and maybe it's not wrong
“Hey we all have wants, and if you want people to be able to see your little ‘youtubes’, you best throw us some dough, ok?”
Scroll Staff
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Facebook is thinking about adding a 'dislike' button, but don’t expect it to be called that
When the “like” button was initially conceived it was called the “awesome” button.
Zach Wener-Fligner, qz.com
The Field
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IPL 2024: KKR bring in Allah Ghazanfar as replacement player; RR rope in Keshav Maharaj
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to open his 2024 season at Doha Diamond League in May
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: PV Sindhu wins opening match; Indian men’s singles campaign ends
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Captain’s log: The Indian Premier League has become a grooming ground for new captains
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IPL 2024: Record-breaking Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Mumbai Indians for first win of the season