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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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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‘They built the Ram temple. That is bigger than providing jobs.’
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How Karnataka’s once-powerful Janata Dal Secular was reduced to a Hindutva offshoot
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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Is apple cider vinegar as good for health as it sounds?
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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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Eco India, Episode 258: Is repurposing waste saving the environment from further degradation?
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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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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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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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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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Vinesh, Anshu, Reetika secure Paris 2024 quotas for India
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Watch, highlights ISL 2024: Odisha FC through to semi-final after beating Kerala Blasters in playoff
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IPL 2024: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock power Lucknow to comfortable win over Chennai
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events