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News in Brief

Facebook Is Planning on Turning Its Data Over to Social Scientists. Should Users Trust the Project?

We spoke with social-science ethicists about how well Facebook's initiative appears to protect users' privacy. They're skeptical, but still eager to see Facebook data studied.

Francie Diep

Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg testifies during a U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce hearing about Facebook on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on April 11th, 2018.

News in Brief

Is Congress Letting Mark Zuckerberg Off the Hook?

A cybersecurity expert weighs in on this week's Capitol Hill testimonies.

Ashley Hackett

One hundred life-sized cutouts of Facebook executive Mark Zuckerberg sit on the lawn of the United States Capitol on April 10th, 2018, in Washington, D.C.

News in Brief

Viewfinder: Activists Call on Facebook to Increase Measures Against Disinformation on the Platform

100 life-sized cutouts of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg sit on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Pacific Standard Staff

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Missouri’s Attorney General Launches an Investigation Into Facebook

Attorney General Josh Hawley is demanding answers about the social media company's data-sharing practices with campaigns.

Kate Wheeling

News in Brief

Facebook and the Reckoning of the Modern Self

The most disturbing insight into the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal has little to do with either Facebook or Cambridge Analytica.

Jared Keller

The building that houses the offices of Cambridge Analytica in central London.

PS Picks: The Reporting on Cambridge Analytica and How Facebook Doesn’t Protect Your Privacy

PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.

Ben Rowen