Facebook is a social media website widely known for its ad-driven business model, sweeping privacy violations, and dodgy algorithms which seem aimed at showing people content that will make them the most outraged, because this results in the most “engagement”. I made a Facebook account in year 12 and now basically never use it because I find it so excruciatingly painful to try to use. Facebook is also the owner of other popular apps, like Instagram and WhatsApp.
Posts
- : 🇦🇺 Micro post: Wow, they’ve gone and done it. While Google has tried to reach a compromise with commercial news outlets, Facebook …
- : 🇦🇺 On the AusGov vs Google/FB Stoush: So, the House of Representatives has passed a bill (external link) requiring Google and Facebook to pay money to …
- : 🇦🇺 Micro post: For anyone out there who was following the saga: the Australian government has indeed backed down (external link) …
Links
- : 🖥 Link: “How Facebook got addicted to spreading misinformation”
- : 🖥 Link: “How Facebook will benefit from its massive breach” by Cory Doctorow
- : 🖥 Link: “The Instagram Ads Facebook Won't Show You”
- : 🖥 Link: “I’ve been waiting 15 years for Facebook to die. I’m more hopeful than ever”
Jessica Smith is a left-wing feminist who loves animals, books, gaming, and cooking; she’s also very interested in linguistics, history, technology and society.