Academic philosophers tend to have a narrow view of what is valuable philosophical work. Hiring, tenure, promotion and prestige depend mainly on one's ability to produce journal articles in a particular theoretical, abstract style, mostly in reaction to a small group of canonical and 20th century... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'
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Facebook is urging a judge in Washington, D.C. to halt proceedings in a lawsuit brought by the attorney general Karl Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-06-07 15:14:55 UTC ]
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The block on pre-installed apps on Huawei smartphones will also apply to Instagram and Whatsapp. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2019-06-07 11:40:07 UTC ]
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They should be seen as communications infrastructure, and be made to serve the public interest. Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2019-06-07 01:34:58 UTC ]
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Facebook knew as early as 2018 that its platform was being used to incite division and violence, a company official told MPs in Ottawa on Thursday. Continue reading at CBC
[ CBC | 2019-06-06 12:45:00 UTC ]
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Independent Facebook investors voted overwhelmingly to fire Mark Zuckerberg as chairman and scrap the firm’s share structure. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2019-06-04 21:05:33 UTC ]
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The row over a fake Nancy Pelosi video shows platforms are no longer disruptors, but incumbents, gatekeepers and publishersIn the first three months of 2019, Facebook removed about 2bn fake accounts from its servers. This is roughly equivalent to all the legitimate accounts the company has on... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-06-02 13:00:38 UTC ]
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Early Friday, a judge sided with Facebook shareholders who demanded the company hand over emails and records related to its handling of the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Later in the day, the company was denied again in court, as Reuters reports that... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2019-06-01 07:32:00 UTC ]
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Social platform's latest tech can detect non-consensual intimate images before they're reported, but victims won't be alerted. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2019-05-31 23:30:00 UTC ]
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The European Court of Justice (ECJ) will hear a landmark privacy case regarding the transfer of EU citizens’ data to Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-05-31 19:45:54 UTC ]
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Facebook introduced ads for Stories last September and, while the social network and some of its advertisers are bullish on the option, the jury remains out among the ad community in general. Over 500 million people are using Stories on Facebook, Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp (where the... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2019-05-31 19:45:16 UTC ]
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Facebook will have to hand over emails and records related to how it handled the Cambridge Analytica scandal. In September, shareholders sued the company in order to obtain information pertaining to the leak. Today, a US judge sided with shareholders... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2019-05-31 19:12:00 UTC ]
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Facebook is investing heavily in a massive solar farm in Texas as it rumbles towards its goal of running entirely on renewable energy by the end of next year. Renewables company Longroad Energy has started building the Prospero Solar project in Andre... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2019-05-31 15:47:00 UTC ]
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An investor asked Mark Zuckerberg if he would give up some of his power for the good of the company. She didn’t get an answer, but she asked the right question. At Facebook’s annual shareholder meeting, a shareholder stepped up to the microphone and asked Mark Zuckerberg if he’d be willing to... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2019-05-31 09:15:54 UTC ]
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Some shareholders wanted Facebook's chairman and chief executive to step down from one of his roles. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2019-05-31 08:58:17 UTC ]
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The British accent you hear on Netflix or Facebook could well be voiced by an award-winning Kiwi from Northland. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2019-05-31 01:14:56 UTC ]
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National Best Friend Day is coming up June 8, and BT21 and Facebook Messenger released a new sticker pack Thursday to mark the event, Best Friends Forever. Facebook/BT21/Line Friends BT21 is a set of animated characters created by South Korean K-pop boy group BTS in partnership with Line... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2019-05-30 17:00:08 UTC ]
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House speaker says ‘I can take it’ after site keeps doctored video up, but criticizes their role in spread of false informationHouse speaker Nancy Pelosi has strongly criticised Facebook for failing to tackle misinformation after the social media network refused to take down a video that had... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-05-30 12:31:29 UTC ]
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At the center of the TV industry’s audience targeting efforts is OpenAP, which will roll out a marketplace for advertisers to buy targeted TV and digital video ads. The post ‘Linear cannot exist by itself’: OpenAP wants to help TV ad sellers contend with Google, Facebook appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2019-05-30 04:01:33 UTC ]
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Some shareholders want Facebook's chairman and chief executive to step down from one of his roles. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2019-05-29 23:23:57 UTC ]
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Ms. Pelosi said the company’s decision to leave up manipulated videos of her demonstrated how the social network contributed to Russian manipulation of the 2016 election. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2019-05-29 22:22:21 UTC ]
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