The large network of the anti-government movement, deemed a national security threat, has exploded on the platform since February.
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Police Are Arresting Protesters Over Facebook Posts—And It’s Just The Beginning
The FBI investigated and arrested Michael Avery for posting on Facebook about a Black Lives Matter protest. We talk with a tech industry whistleblower about “snitch apps” and how law enforcement uses technology to “protect” you.
Source: Police Are Arresting Protesters Over Facebook Posts—And It’s Just The Beginning
Tech Giants Are Using This Crisis to Colonize the Welfare System
In recent years, firms like Google and Facebook have used the Global South as a test bed for new and unregulated forms of data collection. Faced with coronavirus, the same mechanisms are being rolled out across the world — with for-profit data collection becoming increasingly central to states’ management of their welfare systems.
Source: Tech Giants Are Using This Crisis to Colonize the Welfare System
Working for Facebook Can Give You PTSD
Beheadings, infant rape, animal torture: content moderators are filtering these disturbing images and videos from your feeds every day. Moderating such brutal content takes a severe psychological toll on workers, but tech companies are doing little to improve their working conditions.
Here’s how existing antitrust law could save our democracy: Robert Reich
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he’ll run political ads even if false. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says he’ll stop running political ads.Dorsey has the correct approach, but this entire debate about ads skirts the bigger question: Who’s responsible for protecting democracy from big, dangerous lies
Source: Here’s how existing antitrust law could save our democracy: Robert Reich – Alternet.org
We Don’t Need Zuckbucks
Facebook is joining a long tradition of companies minting their own currency to cement their monopoly over the infrastructure of social and economic life. Now is the time to stop tech titans like Mark Zuckerberg in their tracks — before they amass even more power.
Source: We Don’t Need Zuckbucks
some real innovation: a socialist FB and cryptomoney…//With cryptocurrency launch, Facebook sets its path toward becoming an independent nation
We noted this yesterday and turned it into a socialist plug…
With the launch of the Libra cryptocurrency, Mark Zuckerberg reveals his dreams of building a new virtual country, perhaps inspired by the Roman Empire.
Source: With cryptocurrency launch, Facebook sets its path toward becoming an independent nation
Unfortunately, We Can’t Log Off
Social media sucks — but it might just be the best propaganda tool socialists have ever had. That’s why we can’t log off.
Source: Unfortunately, We Can’t Log Off