social information processing
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Facebook’s Streaming Service ‘Watch’ Was Allegedly Killed to Sell Netflix Ads
Facebook ‘Watch’ looked like a Netflix killer in 2017, but antitrust prosecutors made the case it was shut down to protect advertising deals.
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Maybe Facebook’s Ruthless Ascent Didn’t Make the World More Depressed, Study Says
New academic research analysing Facebook’s adoption across 72 different countries is trying to challenge the common claim that social media is to blame for negative mental health outcomes. Researchers at the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) said they found “no evidence” that increased Facebook penetration worldwide was linked to widespread psychological harm. Instead, they claim the…
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How the Facebook Papers Exposed Meta’s Moderation Disaster
In Gizmodo’s third release of documents from the Facebook Papers, we learned how decisions at Facebook over whether to improve a product can depend on how many conservatives in the press are likely to get pissed. We also learned that when Facebook claimed it wasn’t doing something, it was doing exactly that. Here’s a broader look…
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Russians Are Posing as Journalists to Attack Ukrainians on Facebook
Groups associated with the Russian and Belarusian governments are employing a bevy of shady cyber tactics to target Ukrainians on Facebook, according to a new report from the social network’s parent company Meta. The company notes that in just the past few days, it’s seen an uptick in attacks targeting public figures, military members, and…