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News of the Week; February 13, 2019
DIGITAL Just when an end seemed near, two 3D-printed gun-file legal battles get new life Change how Facebook uses our data: Scandals underscore the need to regulate use of customers’ information Our Thoughts on Facebook’s Oversight Board for Content Decisions How Facebook Screwed Us All: It’s not just spreading phony stories everywhere – it’s killing […]
News of the Week; February 6, 2019
DIGITAL The Atlantic’s Taylor Lorenz: Facebook is irrelevant to Gen-Z Sheryl Sandberg: The Teens ‘Consented’ to Putting Facebook Spyware on Their Phones Facebook Bans Armed Rebel Groups in Myanmar Facebook nukes hundreds of “inauthentic” accounts “tied to Iran” Mark Zuckerberg still thinks Facebook has made the world better The Tortured Case for Deleting Instagram NY […]
Class #5
Slides below…Note that because the slides were too big to uploaded (even with pictures compressed) I’ve removed some of the extra materials that you/ve seen before (numerous times). See you after mid-term break. Jon
News of the Week; January 30, 2019
DIGITAL Fake news on Twitter during the 2016 U.S. presidential election (Nir Grinberg, Kenneth Joseph, Lisa Friedland, Briony Swire-Thompson, David Lazer) Older, right-leaning Twitter users spread the most fake news in 2016, study finds Emma Best’s New Transparency Project Targets Russian Leaks She Says Wikileaks Refuses To Touch Chinese Court Creates App To Alert Citizens […]
In Advance of Monday’s Talk
Hi all, I’ve signed up to present on my media phenomena this Monday, Feb. 4th. In advance of my presentation, I feel it is pertinent to read the following: First, a letter by Steve Albini from the 1990’s about record labels. https://www.negativland.com/news/?page_id=17 And secondly, the following infographic on Streaming sales numbers https://www.manatt.com/Manatt/media/Media/PDF/US-Streaming-Royalties-Explained.pdf Thanks, Jake
Osbert Journey
I find the Herrick vs Grindr article very interesting. Social media has become in a way our identity online, whether it is Instagram, Facebook, or dating platforms like Tinder or Grindr. However, because it is hard to regulate or verify whether the user is actually who they are, the internet phenomenon of “catfish” or “catfishing” […]
Class #4
Slides below… Jon
News of the Week; January 23, 2019
DIGITAL China creates app to tell you if you are near someone in debt and encourages you to report them: The app will allow the public shaming of “deadbeat debtors” Russia tries to force Facebook and Twitter to relocate servers to Russia Pay for Trump’s border wall with $20 online porn fee, Ariz. lawmaker says Herrick V. […]
Class #3
Slides attached… Jon
News of the Week; January 16, 2019
DIGITAL Appeals Court: First Amendment Violation To Ban Members Of The Public From Gov’t Officials’ Facebook Pages Facebook page is a government forum Blocking Constituents from Facebook Page Violates First Amendment–Davison v. Randall Pakistan Demands Google Take Down Petition For Academic Freedom… Saying It Represents Hate Speech Apple loses patent case appeal, owes VirnetX $440M […]