Beware of ‘Meta’: Mark Zuckerberg's vision for social media is concerning
"If you’ve read any articles by a certain Ameena Qobrtay with “tech” or “Facebook” or “media” in the headline, there’s a good chance you’re probably left rolling your eyes at the verboseness of the writer (get to the point) and feeling your heart sink due to this recurring message: We lack the proper societal infrastructure to keep up with social media platforms as they are."
Frances Haugen exposes Facebook: Effects of surveillance capitalism on social media users
"Zuboff explained how the Facebook 5-hour blackout was the 'best thing that could happen' for the platform. 'This Monday's drop is a reminder of our enormous dependence on Facebook, but it can be good for the company because of the reflex reaction that occurs when you depend on something and it is suddenly taken away from you: you fight to keep it,' she said."
Tool kit to surviving the oncoming media apocalypse
"Regardless of whether the video is an actual deepfake, it's no secret that politicians and others specifically use confusion and misinformation for political gain, and often as a form of censorship. The weird Biden video serves as a reminder that disinformation and media manipulation are being used in political arenas, and can have disastrous effects."
Muslim Pro data sharing fearful reminder of tech's overreach
"Last Monday, Motherboard released an article that would shake Muslims to their core: The U.S. military is actively buying location data from apps through contractors, including but not limited to, Muslim Pro.
Yes, an app where Muslims are reminded of their identity in an ever-digitalized world is actually selling the data of millions of its users that are all presumably Muslim to the U.S. military, an organization that has deeply disrupted the lives of millions of Muslims."
