Today's links
- Facebook thrives on criticism of "disinformation": They'd rather be evil than incompetent.
- This day in history: 2016, 2020
- Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading
Tag: facebook
Pluralistic: 22 Sep 2021
Today's links
- Gig workers around the globe: One disease, many pathologies.
- Mutual Aid and David Graeber: A new, illustrated edition of Kropotkin's masterpiece, with an introduction from the great, much-missed hero of Occupy.
- Facebook algorithm boosts pro-Facebook news: Orwell was an optimist.
- This day in history: 2006, 2011, 2016, 2020
- Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading
Pluralistic: 30 Aug 2021
Today's links
- India's 'toxic' ed-tech giant: How Byju's hard-sells desperate parents into taking out predatory loans for their kids' education.
- Podcasting "Utilities and Empires" and "FB's War on Switching Costs": A twofer from EFF's Deeplinks blog, on this week's podcast.
- This day in history: 2001, 2011, 2016, 2020
- Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading
Pluralistic: 28 Aug 2021
Today's links
- The "work ethic" is a dirty trick we play on ourselves: Rationalizing away the pointlessness and indignity of low-waged work.
- Facebook's war on switching costs: Network effects attract users, switching costs take them hostage.
- This day in history: 2001, 2006, 2020.
- Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading
Pluralistic: 06 Aug 2021
Today's links
- Scammers sell griefers social media banning services: And charge their victims 100x more to get un-banned.
- Facebook's official disinformation research portal is a bad joke: Especially compared with the independent Ad Obervatory, which the company wants to destroy.
- This day in history: 2001, 2011, 2016, 2020
- Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading
Pluralistic: 15 Jul 2021
Today's links
- Facebook's alternative facts: If you don't like your transparency portal's data, shut it down.
- This day in history: 2001, 2016, 2020
- Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading
Pluralistic: 14 Jul 2021
Today's links
- Facebook employees stalk users: Moral hazard vs the ACCESS Act.
- This day in history: 2001, 2016, 2020
- Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading
Pluralistic: 24 May 2021
Today's links
- Podcasting "The Memex Method": Reading my inaugural Medium column for my podcast.
- Watomatic, for lower Whatsapp switching costs: Comcom in action.
- This day in history: 2006, 2011, 2016, 2020
- Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading
Pluralistic: 19 Apr 2021
Today's links
- The G(AN)-8: Shardcore's questing AI tries to locate world leaders in a sprawling data-set.
- Facebook's tonsils: The traumatic lives of Facebook's moderators.
- Podcasting How to Destroy Surveillance Capitalism: Part three.
- This day in history: 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2020
- Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading
Pluralistic: 16 Apr 2021
Today's links
- Mass-action lawsuit against Facebook: Digital Rights Ireland wants to make the other GDPR shoe drop.
- $100m deli made $35k in 2019/20: What the fuck is going on with Your Hometown Deli?
- "Anti-voter-suppression" companies are lobbying to kill HR1: Keep your eyes on the prize.
- People's Choice Communications: An ISP owned by striking Charter workers that diverts profits to its customers.
- This day in history: 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2020
- Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading