What social networks have learned since the 2016 election
On the eve on the 2020 U.S. election, tensions are running high.
The good news? 2020 isn’t 2016. Social networks are way better prepared to handle a wide array of complex, dangerous or otherwise ambiguous...
Facebook accused of blocking wider efforts to study its ad platform
Facebook has been accused of blocking the ability of independent researchers to effectively study how political disinformation flows across its ad platform. Adverts that the social network’s business is designed to monetize...
Edinburgh fringe roundup: twists and stick for the old boys’ club
Masculinity rather than #MeToo is a preoccupation this year, for male and female performers alike, along with race, nostalgia and Harold WilsonWith more than 3,500 different fringe shows put on for hundreds of thousands...
Lindsay Lohan’s Instagram Is The Weirdest Thing · Betches
It’s a well-known fact that it’s been a while since Lindsay Lohan has truly had her sh*t together. Personally, I’m loving her new reality show, but it’s clear that Lindsay would be...
‘It’s digital colonialism’: how Facebook’s free internet service has failed its users
Free Basics, built for developing markets, focuses on western corporate content and violates net neutrality principles, researchers sayFree Basics, Facebooks free, limited internet service for developing markets, is neither serving local needs nor achieving...
How Social Media Became a Pink Collar Job
Companies hiring for technical positions often slip language into their job postings that appeals to men. They say they’re looking for “ninjas,” who seek to “obliterate competition,” and are capable of “dominating.” By now,...
