Facebook Provides Opportunities to Learn How the Other Side Thinks
The popular social network offers partisans a way out of the echo chamber.
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The Internet’s Terms of Service
In Terms of Service: Social Media and the Price of Constant Connection, Jacob Silverman provides a measured analysis of the Internet's first 25 years and a cautious look at its future.
Facebook Would Like a Monopoly on Your Entire Life
What do we stand to lose when we gain big convenient platforms?
The Digital Land Mines of Modern Break-Ups
Selective disposal of digital artifacts is the best way to deal with the aftermath, but you might need your friends and an algorithm to help get you there.
Ellen Pao Might Not Win, and That’s OK
Regardless of the legal outcome, her lawsuit against a venerable venture capital firm stands to change the way Silicon Valley is perceived both inside and out.
Mounting a Critique of Online Identity, in Person
Physically co-present with the sociologist Nathan Jurgenson during a break from his battle to dismantle the artificial barrier we’ve raised between life online and in the outside world.
Facebook Makes You Sad—If You’re the Type to Just Sit Back and Watch
Researchers find that the emotional downsides of time spent on Facebook are limited to passive use.
Beware Billionaires Bearing Gifts
This new wave of high-profile donations from tech moguls may be generous, but it is not a win for populism. It's the modern Carnegie.
Is Social Media Making Us All the Same?
Though more information is available now than ever before, the herd continues to beckon.