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Amy Binns, The Conversation

Cambridge Analytica scandal: Calls to #DeleteFacebook won’t make the social network go away

Young people are abandoning Facebook and calls to delete profiles are growing over the alleged exploitation of data for political campaigns.

Amy Binns, The Conversation
· Mar 29, 2018 · 09:30 pm
The popularity of ‘honesty apps’ like Sarahah shows how much we desire validation – at any cost

Apps inviting anonymous comments play upon our desire to know our social standing, but are an open goal for bullies.

Amy Binns, The Conversation
· Aug 16, 2017 · 11:30 pm
Facebook’s moderation rules prove it’s okay with being a hostile place for women

Comments like ‘little girl needs to keep to herself before daddy breaks her face’ get a free pass in the name of free speech.

Amy Binns, The Conversation
· May 29, 2017 · 08:30 pm