Jon Festinger

News of the Week; May 1, 2019

By Jon Festinger on June 17, 2019

DIGITAL Can we ever regulate online spaces? (Andres Guadamuz) Inside the Team at Facebook That Dealt with the Christchurch Shooting PewDiePie Addresses Christchurch Massacre, Urges Fans To Stop Using “Subscribe To PewDiePie” Facebook Files Questionable Lawsuit Over Fake Followers And Likes Austrian Government Wants To Outlaw Online Anonymity Smoking, depression apps sell your data to […]

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News of the Week; April 24, 2019

By Jon Festinger on June 14, 2019

DIGITAL Twitter shuts down 5,000 pro-Trump bots retweeting anti-Mueller report invective: Bots were tied to account formerly used for pro-Saudi messaging. In meeting with Twitter chief, Trump complains about lost followers Eleventh Lawsuit Against Social Media Providers for “Materially Supporting Terrorists” Fails–Palmucci v. Twitter (Eric Goldman) How Twitter Has to Change Twitter Is Not America: […]

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News of the Week; April 17, 2019

By Jon Festinger on June 14, 2019

DIGITAL Facebook’s role in Brexit – and the threat to democracy Mark Zuckerberg leveraged Facebook user data to fight rivals and help friends, leaked documents show: Facebook’s leaders seriously discussed selling access to user data – and privacy was an afterthought. 15 Months Of Fresh Hell Inside Facebook Facebook v. Sullivan: Building Constitutional Law for […]

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News of the Week; April 10, 2019

By Jon Festinger on April 19, 2019

DIGITAL The Sky Is Rising: The Entertainment Industry Is Thriving, Almost Entirely Because Of The Internet The UK Has Released Its Plan for Cracking Down on Social Media Content UK government proposes sweeping new regulations of online content Online Harms UK Now Proposes Ridiculous Plan To Fine Internet Companies For Vaguely Defined ‘Harmful Content’ Aussie […]

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News of the Week; April 3, 2019

By Jon Festinger on April 14, 2019

DIGITAL 540 Million Facebook User Records Exposed Online, Plus Passwords, Comments, and More Facebook asked some users for their email passwords, because why not: And two third-party developers left the data from millions of Facebook users exposed in S3 bucket. Facebook’s Ad Algorithm Is A Race And Gender Stereotyping Machine, New Study Suggests Facebook’s Efforts […]

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By Jon Festinger on April 3, 2019

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News of the Week; March 27, 2019

By Jon Festinger on March 31, 2019

DIGITAL Muslim Advocacy Group Files Suit Against YouTube, Facebook For Hosting Christchurch Shooting Videos Microsoft calls for ‘industrywide’ moderation plan after New Zealand shooting: The company’s president calls for more coordination New Zealand Censors Declare Christchurch Shooting Footage Illegal; Start Rounding Up Violators Brutal Startup Is Using Eye Tracking to Force You to Watch Ads: […]

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Class #10

By Jon Festinger on March 25, 2019

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News of the Week; March 20, 2019

By Jon Festinger on March 24, 2019

DIGITAL Supreme Court rules key part of law against child-luring via internet is unconstitutional Canada Supreme Court Rules That Privacy is Not An “All-or-Nothing Concept” R. v. Morrison (2019 SCC 15) 49 Dead and Dozens Wounded in New Zealand Terror Attacks That Were Livestreamed on Facebook Facebook: No one reported NZ shooting video during 17-minute […]

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