The chief executive of Sama says it will no longer take work involving moderating harmful content.
Funders threaten to quit Facebook project studying impact on democracy
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A group of philanthropies working with Facebook Inc <FB.O> to study the social network's impact on democracy threatened on Tuesday to quit, saying the company had failed to make data available to researchers as pledged.
“What Have I Done”: Early Facebook Employees Regret the Monster They Created
Emotions range from defensive to apoplectic. “I lay awake at night thinking about all the things we built in the early days and what we could have done to avoid the product being used this way,” says one early employee.
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
Former Reddit CEO: Content Moderation Teams Don’t Care About Your Politics, They Just Want You To Stop Being A Jerk
Last week, about the same time I posted by giant post on all the things that Elon Musk didn’t understand about content moderation, former Reddit CEO Yishan Wong posted a really long, but comp…
Why Zuckerberg’s 14-Year Apology Tour Hasn’t Fixed Facebook
The Facebook CEO's constant apologies aren't a promise to do better. They're a symptom of a profound crisis of accountability.
Bluesky's Moderation Architecture | Bluesky
Moderation is a crucial aspect of any social network. However, traditional moderation systems often lack transparency and user control, leaving communities vulnerable to sudden policy changes and potential mismanagement. To build a better social media ecosystem, it is necessary to try new approaches.
Facebook’s Unethical Experiment Manipulated Users’ Emotions
Facebook has been experimenting on us. A new paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals that Facebook intentionally...
One Response to the Cambridge Analytica Scandal: Block Facebook's
With Facebook in a dominant position in hosting a huge portion of the world’s social conversation, we’ve been worried about the incredible power the company has accumulated and the risks that poses
Zuckerberg removed a line about monitoring private messages from his Facebook manifesto
There was a big change to Zuckerberg's manifesto before it was published.
Sheryl Sandberg Misled Congress About Facebook’s Conscience
Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg said the company doesn’t operate in countries where it can't hew to democratic values. That’s just not true.
Apple revokes Facebook’s developer certificate over data-snooping app—Google could be next
Both bypassed the App Store to distribute their data-collection apps to users.
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.
“Men Are Scum”: Inside Facebook’s War on Hate Speech
The company blew it on privacy and fake news. Can it do better against trolls and racists? An exclusive embed with Facebook’s shadow government.
Quit Social Media. Your Career May Depend on It. (Published 2016)
Our increasing addiction to the constant stimulus of updates, likes and posts is damaging our ability to concentrate deeply and focus on work that matters.
Bluesky’s Quest to Build Nontoxic Social Media
X and Facebook are governed by the policies of mercurial billionaires. Bluesky’s C.E.O., Jay Graber, says that she wants to give power back to the user.
