by Mark Angelides | Mar 11, 2022 | Articles, Opinion, Politics
In a move starkly reminiscent of George Orwell’s “two-minute hate” session, Facebook has determined that both hate speech and calls to violence are now acceptable on its platform – as long as they are directed at the right kind of people. This policy...
by Keelin Ferris | Feb 10, 2022 | Articles, Media, Opinion
The Mark Zuckerberg company Meta, which owns both Facebook and Instagram, may be ready to pull out of the European market over a disagreement on U.S. surveillance protections. Unless the company is allowed to transfer information from European users to be processed in...
by Joe Schaeffer | Jan 27, 2022 | Articles, Exclusive Member, Good Reads, Opinion, Privacy & Tech
A new book by investigative reporter Peter Schweizer, titled Red-Handed, shows a Silicon Valley thoroughly dominated by the shadow of communist China, with grave national security implications for the United States. The Asian superpower’s influence over Big Tech may...
by Andrew Moran | Nov 11, 2021 | Articles, Opinion, Social Issues
For years, studies have exposed the terrible side effects social media can have on the brain, leading experts to compare excessive use to substance abuse addiction. Individuals who utilize social media platforms, from Facebook to Twitter, often imitate the attitudes,...
by Keelin Ferris | Oct 27, 2021 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Social Issues
On Oct. 25, former Facebook data scientist Frances Haugen testified before British Parliament on her experience at the social media conglomerate, just three weeks after an appearance before the U.S. Congress, when she told lawmakers that Facebook is “unquestionably”...