The new dotcom crash: collapsing ad markets threaten disaster for Big Tech
Tim Hwang, author of Subprime Attention Crisis, sees parallels between the 2008 housing crisis and today’s economy.
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In trying to tackle fake news, Facebook is cracking down on real science
The platform’s fact checkers found no inaccuracies in a recent BMJ investigation – but limited its reach anyway. Should they…
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It is time to regulate Twitter and other social media platforms as publishers
The libertarian utopia that Jack Dorsey thought he had created is gone forever.
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It’s the tech giants, not socialist politicians, who are coming for our liberty
As algorithms take over our lives, the issue of Big Tech censorship can no longer be dismissed as a fringe…
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Mark Zuckerberg is fooling no one by changing Facebook’s name to Meta
The “metaverse” epitomises Big Tech’s focus on masturbatory ego projects rather than social goods.
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Will Brexit make us more vulnerable to AI decision-making?
The government is proposing to remove EU-era regulatory protections that enable people to challenge the decisions algorithms make about them.
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In 2021, social media companies are essentially immune to criticism – and they know it
Despite shocking headlines, nothing seems to turn the public against social platforms. Is this bad news overload or successful PR…
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How do you solve a problem like Facebook?
The Facebook whistleblower wants Congress to take action. But her solutions would make Facebook even stronger.
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