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Social Media

Adam Zyglis Feb 5, 2024 Dig deeper

Report: Each Facebook User Is Tracked by Thousands of Companies

Jon Keegan / The Markup Jan 24, 2024 A new study by Consumer Reports looks at who is sending information about your online activity to Facebook. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Education

Mark Zuckerberg and His Failed Attempt To Revolutionize Education

Matt Barnum / Chalkbeat Oct 6, 2023 The Facebook founder and his wife, Priscilla Chan, poured over $100 million into a tech-based "personalized learning" platform called Summit Learning. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Zuckerberg vs Musk

Dave Granlund Jul 10, 2023 Dig deeper

Technology

Is Meta’s Threads a Twitter Killer?

Lisa M. Given / The Conversation Jul 10, 2023 Met's Threads social media application, which already has 30 million users, is the biggest threat to Twitter yet. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Anand Giridharadas Deserves the Last Word on Sanders’ Nevada Triumph

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Feb 24, 2020 In a new segment, the author calls out the political establishment for behaving "like out-of-touch aristocrats in a dying aristocracy." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The IRS Is No Match for Facebook

Paul Kiel / ProPublica Jan 27, 2020 A rare trial could cost the social behemoth billions, but onerous budget cuts have hamstrung the agency's ability to bring its case. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Oxfam Report Contains Dire Warning for Global Capitalism

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Jan 20, 2020 The British charity notes that just 2,153 billionaires have more wealth than 4.6 billion people combined. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Facebook Continues to Balk on Political Ad Limits

BARBARA ORTUTAY / The Associated Press Jan 9, 2020 Its new “transparency features” that aim to give users more control over how many political ads they see are unlikely to appease critics. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Mega-Rich Accumulated an Outrageous Sum in 2019

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Dec 27, 2019 According to a new Bloomberg analysis, the wealthiest 500 people gained $1.2 trillion this year, increasing their net worth by 25%. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Robert Reich: Big Tech and Democracy Can’t Coexist

Robert Reich / Truthdig Nov 7, 2019 Facebook and Twitter have come to completely dominate the information marketplace. As a society, we can't afford to leave them intact. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Billionaires Have Declared All-Out War on Sanders and Warren

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Nov 7, 2019 The 1 percent throws money at the likes of Pete Buttigieg and Joe Biden because it understands that the left poses an existential threat. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )