Germany accuses Facebook of abuse

This is fallout after the UK seized internal Facebook communications which detail some of the company’s unethical stance on user privacy. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/07/german-antitrust-watchdog-cracks-down-on-facebook.html

Snopes Dumps Facebook

Fact-checking is becoming more the responsibility of websites, largely in an effort to curb the whole “Fake News” blitzkrieg that IS Facebook. The Snopes-Facebook partnership seemed like a positive step; however, Snopes has determined the currnet...

What Happens When You Abstain From Facebook?

This article discusses what “quitting” Facebook does to/for a person. It’s findings are based on surveys, so it’s questionable whether things like “political-knowledge” are actual or more-likely perceived benefits. One important...

The “Merging” of Facebook’s Messaging Aps

The announcement this week that Messenger, Instagram, WhatsAp, and other Facebook-owned tools makes me question serious use of any of these. Facebook makes money selling user data and advertising, and they haven’t got a good record when it comes to user privacy....