Understanding Facebook’s Failure to Deal With Hate Speech
A conversation with Siva Vaidhyanathan about why social media platforms aren't doing a better job at removing bigotry and misinformation.
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One More Thing That Lowers People’s Trust in the News: Seeing Others’ Ratings of Articles
Lack of trust in the news in the U.S. runs deep.
Down With Facebook. Long Live the Red Book?
A new book argues that American democracy depends on an unlikely source: the English department.
Should We Take Preventative Action to Mitigate the Potential Dangers of Innovation?
Technology seat belts could help prevent the next Cambridge Analytica scandal.
The Head of the Federal Trade Commission Calls for Stiffer Enforcement for Tech Giants
Rohit Chopra, the newly installed commissioner of the FTC, is moving for a tougher stance from the watchdog group to push back against Trump's deregulatory agenda.
Facebook May Be Creating a Less-Informed Electorate
A new study finds the more people rely on their Facebook feed for news, the less politically knowledgeable they are.
How Facebook Is Throwing Our Brains Into Overdrive
Has Facebook fundamentally transformed human behavior—and is such damage irreparable?
Assessing Facebook’s Role in the Violence Against the Rohingya
While Facebook must improve its policies in curtailing the spread of hate speech against Muslims in Myanmar, those steps won't address the fundamental drivers of persecution and violence in the region.
Dispatches: What You Need to Know About Facebook and Cambridge Analytica
News and notes from Pacific Standard staff and contributors.
The Lede, Issue #11: Facebook Goes to Washington, Inside the Largest Passenger Cruise Ship Ever Built, Getting Sentimental About Science, and More
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