Category: MN
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Who Controls the Public Sphere in an Era of Algorithms?
Great read from danah boyd on this ridiculous assertion that Mark Zuckerberg’s leadership will keep Facebook neutral. Algorithms can’t be unbiased because they are programmed by biased humans, for starters… What is of concern right now is not that human beings are playing a role in shaping the news — they always…
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Warren Ellis on Facebook becoming more like Tumblr every day
I hadn’t thought of the personal information diaspora happening on Facebook as being a subtle, subconscious reaction to monetization. Interesting thoughts from Warren Ellis in his latest newsletter. “…users now use Facebook more like Tumblr, posting memes and gifs instead of personal updates because Facebook can’t pull marketing insight data…
GREG SWAN 