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Days after Brock and Clinton announce they’re going after fake news, Facebook cracks. The social media site announces new steps to curb the spread of fake news. CBS News reports it’s the result of “months of public pressure.” As far as I can tell, the “months of public pressure” came not from the public at large, but from special interests executin
... See moreSharyl Attkisson • The Smear: How Shady Political Operatives and Fake News Control What You See, What You Think, and How You Vote
In April 2017, a confidential document is leaked that reveals Facebook is offering advertisers the opportunity to target thirteen-to-seventeen-year-olds across its platforms, including Instagram, during moments of psychological vulnerability when they feel “worthless,” “insecure,” “stressed,” “defeated,” “anxious,” “stupid,” “useless,” and “like a
... See moreSarah Wynn-Williams • Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism
Gaby Goldberg • WTF is web3? With Gaby Goldberg, Crypto Investor & Thought Leader
In our reality, Ted Nelson served as a muse rather than the Internet’s architect. Legend has it that he conceived of Xanadu as an antidote (or amplifier) for his attention deficit disorder. He dreamed of a word processor that allowed users to surf through and freely explore associations, related material, and alternate contexts of any given piece o
... See moreCharles Broskoski • Counter Currents: Are.na on Ted Nelson’s Computer Lib/Dream Machines
