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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Expelled BJP Minority Morcha leader Usman Ghani arrested in Rajasthan
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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As protests against Gaza genocide rock US campuses, officials are falling into trap set by the Right
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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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: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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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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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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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: Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel earn Rajasthan Royals easy win over Lucknow Super Giants
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Badminton, Thomas and Uber Cup 2024: Indian men beat Thailand in campaign opener; women beat Canada
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IPL 2024: Jake Fraser-McGurk’s whirlwind knock powers Delhi Capitals to win over Mumbai Indians
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: Harshit Kumar wins hammer throw gold as India’s medal tally increases
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Indian compound archers sweep all three team event gold medals