"Are you triggered yet? Because we really, really need you to be..."
Facebook is still horrible. But for the time being, it's indispensable for getting the word for just about anything out.
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Social media platforms want to take a note from dystopian science fiction and lock you into a virtual world for growth and profit.
From abusing your data, to refusing to deal with dangerous hoaxes and fake news, to undermining brands and limiting their reach, Facebook is the worst of social media.
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Facebook's new cryptocurrency is a scary and dangerous ploy to further exploit its users, and government agencies are right to be worried.
Facebook can't fix its fake news problem because the damage is already done and mitigating it means jeopardizing its primary draw for users.
An analysis of partisan echo chambers on social media shows that the far left and the far right have unique approaches to propaganda.
If you're a Silicon Valley founder without a new idea, you can always just steal and existing one and paper over it with buzzwords, as David Gelernter demonstrates...
A new study tried to link Facebook use to a decline in academic performance and Time goes overboard with its conclusions.