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The Observer
Biden’s path to the White House could hit a dead end on Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg’s autocratic nature and fear of anti-trust legislation might see him plump for Trump in the race for president
Q&A with Facebook whistleblower Yaël Eisenstat
Q&A with early Facebook investor Roger McNamee
Carole Cadwalladr: If you’re not terrified about Facebook, you haven’t been paying attention More
The Observer
Interview
Ian Tucker
The ex-CIA officer on why she lasted only six months at the tech giant and her fears about its role in the forthcoming US election
John Naughton on how Facebook could stop Biden’s progress to the White House
Q&A with early Facebook investor Roger McNamee
Carole Cadwalladr: If you’re not terrified about Facebook, you haven’t been paying attention More
Social media
Researchers train machine learning to pick up patterns of social media posts aimed at manipulating political events More
In every political debate since Facebook began to dominate democracy, the company has placed itself on the wrong side of history. The social media firm cannot be reformed from within because its business model profits from hosting bomb-throwing circuses of hate, humbug and hogwash. The platform harvests users’ personal data to algorithmically recommend content but […] More
Twitter, Reddit and other platforms are taking action against the president’s rhetoric. The alternatives have far less reach More
Robert Regan blames daughter’s ‘socialist university’ but says he’s ‘happy she feels confident’ to oppose him publicly Robert Regan’s campaign photo from Facebook. Photograph: Facebook It’s not the usual rallying cry one might expect from a political candidate’s child as their father runs for office, but the daughter of a Republican candidate has urged people […] More
Matilda, help! I have come across something called Elite/Alt TikTok. Have Elon Musk and Grimes renamed their baby? Ha, no. So, to understand Alt and Elite TikTok you first need to understand how TikTok started. In the beginning, the platform was essentially a bunch of genetically blessed teenagers lip-syncing to popular songs and repeating the […] More
Former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic has praised Donald Trump for the “law and order” speech he gave on 1 June in response to protests sparked by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody. Speaking in the White House rose garden, Trump said he was dispatching “thousands and thousands of heavily armed soldiers, military […] More
