Get your loved ones off Facebook

Get your loved ones off Facebook

I originally wrote this for my friends and family in 2015, to explain why the latest Facebook privacy policy is really harmful. It’s since been read b

Get your loved ones off Facebook

I originally wrote this for my friends and family in 2015, to explain why the latest Facebook privacy policy is really harmful. It’s since been read b

Once Again, Facebook Is Using Privacy As A Sword To Kill Independent

Facebook claims that their role as guardian of users’ privacy gives them the power to shut down apps that give users more control over their own social media experience. Facebook is wrong. The latest

The Evolution of Privacy on Facebook

Facebook is a great service. I have a profile, and so does nearly everyone I know under the age of 60.

Criticism of Facebook

Facebook (and parent company Meta Platforms) has been the subject of criticism and legal action since it was founded in 2004.[1] Criticisms include the outsize influence Facebook has on the lives and health of its users and employees, as well as Facebook's influence on the way media, specifically news, is reported and distributed. Notable issues include Internet privacy, such as use of a widespread "like" button on third-party websites tracking users,[2][3] possible indefinite records of user information,[4] automatic facial recognition software,[5][6] and its role in the workplace, including employer-employee account disclosure.[7] The use of Facebook can have negative psychological and physiological effects[8] that include feelings of sexual jealousy,[9][10] stress,[11][12] lack of attention,[13] and social media addiction that in some cases is comparable to drug addiction.[14][15]

Facebook’s Privacy Cake

Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement of A Privacy-Focused Vision for Social Networking is not some dramatic pivot: it is a growth opportunity for Facebook and a challenge for regulators.

553,000,000 Reasons Not to Let Facebook Make Decisions About Your

Another day, another horrific Facebook privacy scandal. We know what comes next: Facebook will argue that losing a lot of our data means bad third-party actors are the real problem that we should

A "gold standard" study finds deleting Facebook is great for your mental health

A unique study praised for its rigor finds numerous upsides to deactivating your Facebook account

Opinion | Zuckerberg’s So-Called Shift Toward Privacy (Published 2019)

Facebook is happy to protect user data when doing so decreases the company’s civic responsibilities — but not when it threatens advertising revenue.

Facebook Data Privacy Scandal: A Cheat Sheet - TechRepublic

Read about the saga of Facebook's failures in ensuring privacy for user data, including how it relates to Cambridge Analytica, the GDPR, the Brexit campaign, and the 2016 US presidential election.

Death of the private self: how fifteen years of Facebook changed the human condition

In 2004, the social network site was set up to connect people. But now, with lives increasingly played out online, have we forgotten how to be alone?

Facebook won the war for your mind. Now it wants your children.

Despite all the evidence detailing the damage Facebook has done to its users, it still has a target in mind it hasn't yet reached: your children.

All the Ways You Can't Trust Facebook

As of June 2017, Facebook has over two billion active users. But despite superficial changes, Facebook also still has a problem respecting privacy and protecting your data.

The Worst Thing That Could Happen to Facebook Is Already Happening

Users are sharing less--way less. Maybe they've figured out Facebook doesn't care what they have to say.

Facebook Doesn’t Tell Users Everything It Really Knows About Them — ProPublica

The site shows users how Facebook categorizes them. It doesn’t reveal the data it is buying about their offline lives.

Report: Facebook helped advertisers target teens who feel “worthless” [Updated]

Leaked 2017 document reveals FB Australia's intent to exploit teens' words, images.