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  • Tag: Facebook

    • Should Facebook Ads Be Regulated Like TV Commercials?

      14 September 2017

      Author:

      Philip Howard

      I spoke to the Atlantic for this story about regulating political advertising on Facebook. Experts seem to agree on two principles with respect to free speech and tech company ...
      Read More Should Facebook Ads Be Regulated Like TV Commercials?

    • Five Pieces You Should Probably Read On: Fake News and Filter Bubbles

      27 January 2017

      Author:

      David Sutcliffe

        This is the second post in a series that will uncover great writing by faculty and students at the Oxford Internet Institute, things you should probably know, and ...
      Read More Five Pieces You Should Probably Read On: Fake News and Filter Bubbles

    • Reuters: Facebook and Twitter’s real sin goes beyond spreading fake news

      3 January 2017

      Author:

      Philip Howard

      (This originally appeared as Facebook and Twitter’s real sin goes beyond spreading fake news.) Social media companies are taking heat for influencing the outcomes of the U.S. presidential election ...
      Read More Reuters: Facebook and Twitter’s real sin goes beyond spreading fake news

    • Let’s make platform capitalism more accountable

      20 December 2016

      Author:

      Mark Graham

      What do Google, Uber, and Facebook have in common? You might think that the answer is that they are all technology companies. But actually it is that they all ...
      Read More Let’s make platform capitalism more accountable

    • Is Social Media Killing Democracy?

      15 November 2016

      Author:

      Philip Howard

      Donald Trump in Reno, Nevada, by Darron Birgenheier (Flickr). This is the big year for computational propaganda — using immense data sets to manipulate public opinion over social media. Both the ...
      Read More Is Social Media Killing Democracy?

    • Judith: Working with data at Facebook

      8 November 2016

      Author:

      Genevieve Juillet

      Judith Dada was a member of our 2015-16 MSc group. She’s currently working at Facebook as a Client Solutions Manager in the Global Marketing Solutions team, responsible for consulting a range ...
      Read More Judith: Working with data at Facebook

    • Creating transnational political links with euandi and Facebook

      30 April 2014

      Author:

      Jonathan Bright

      CAPTION Just wanted to put up a quick plug for the euandi voting advice application [VAA] which has recently been launched by the European University Institute. I was one of the 100 ...
      Read More Creating transnational political links with euandi and Facebook

    • Why social data isn’t always a reliable indicator

      19 February 2014

      Author:

      Josh Cowls

      “What social data can tell you: pretty much everything” proclaimed Azeem Azhar, founder of PeerIndex, in a popular post on… Read more Why social data isn’t always a reliable indicator

    • “Twitter says…” – Can big social data tell us about public opinion?

      28 January 2014

      Author:

      Josh Cowls

      “Like Noah’s ark, (there was) every kind of creature in every walk of life. They included a town wit, a grave… Read more “Twitter says…” – Can big social data ...
      Read More “Twitter says…” – Can big social data tell us about public opinion?

    • Breaking news in a connected world

      30 June 2013

      Author:

      Taha Yasseri

      The bitterness of the tragedy is the same, what has changed is the way that information spreads. I heard about the Boston Marathon Bombing, first when I was preparing to go ...
      Read More Breaking news in a connected world

    • Your Voice–Your Vote?

      7 June 2012

      Author:

      Manuel Schaeffer

      Facebook is updating its privacy policy and its users can vote which policy version they actually want to have. Considering the torrent of criticism about Facebook’s general approach to privacy, that ...
      Read More Your Voice–Your Vote?

    • Network Effects–We Missed the Inframarginals

      2 May 2012

      Author:

      Yonatan Moskowitz

      When discussing the internet, the economic concept that seems to have made the largest dispersion into popular discourse is the concept of ‘network effects’. “Facebook  is unconquerable because of ...
      Read More Network Effects–We Missed the Inframarginals

    • Losing a Grip on Your Facebook Account? You’re Not the Only One

      30 April 2012

      Author:

      Neil Basu

      Having a Facebook page is becoming more and more of a liability. Surely we’ve heard it all before, though. Journalists, authors, bloggers, and even occasionally incredulous Masters’ students love ...
      Read More Losing a Grip on Your Facebook Account? You’re Not the Only One

    • Facebook’s IPO–Outsourcing the push to shrink privacy

      6 February 2012

      Author:

      Yonatan Moskowitz

      Facebook has been accused of shrinking the public’s “right to be let alone.” Soon they will be able to call on shareholders to demand that the government leave Facebook ...
      Read More Facebook’s IPO–Outsourcing the push to shrink privacy

    • What you can and can’t get from Facebook

      25 November 2010

      Author:

      Bernie Hogan

      I have had several interesting requests for my NameGen program, including the much maligned desktop application that is not really active development (pending future grant money). What is interesting ...
      Read More What you can and can’t get from Facebook

    • Facebook’s “Download your Information” reviewed

      10 November 2010

      Author:

      Bernie Hogan

      As part of Facebook’s march to capture as much of your life as possible while making you feel okay about it, last month they announced a “Download your Data” ...
      Read More Facebook’s “Download your Information” reviewed

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