Reposted by Rumeng Cao
Great piece from @timothyjgraham.bsky.social on what's going wrong with social media research due to poor data transparency from the platforms.
theconversation.com/is-big-tech-...
theconversation.com/is-big-tech-...
Is big tech harming society? To find out, we need research – but it’s being manipulated by big tech itself
Big tech doesn’t just fund research into itself – it also controls researchers’ access to data. Even big tobacco didn’t have this kind of power.
theconversation.com
October 22, 2024 at 10:46 PM
Great piece from @timothyjgraham.bsky.social on what's going wrong with social media research due to poor data transparency from the platforms.
theconversation.com/is-big-tech-...
theconversation.com/is-big-tech-...
Reposted by Rumeng Cao
The real trade-off for Zuckerberg isn’t about reducing “bad” content versus reducing censorship, as he’s framed it here. It’s a trade-off between harm reduction and ad revenue.
Free expression drives engagement, and engagement drives profit.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...
Free expression drives engagement, and engagement drives profit.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...
Meta opts to leave fact-checking to unpaid users. What could go wrong?
Social media giant Meta has announced an Elon Musk-inspired solution to replace its independent fact-checking model on its platforms. Community Notes has been praised by its creator, but how effective...
www.abc.net.au
January 8, 2025 at 11:16 PM
The real trade-off for Zuckerberg isn’t about reducing “bad” content versus reducing censorship, as he’s framed it here. It’s a trade-off between harm reduction and ad revenue.
Free expression drives engagement, and engagement drives profit.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...
Free expression drives engagement, and engagement drives profit.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...
November 28, 2024 at 11:21 PM