I guess more reviews of that book will come out. It looks like Meta and some EU politicians are even more rotten to the core than we ever suspected...
I think the trend is clear: don't criticise the powerful or else...
Good reaction and opinion piece about the latest policy changes at Meta. This is really going to be toxic, but they just don't care at the top.
Or examples of the collapse of a shared reality. This has nothing to do with "social" media anymore. Very nice investigation in any case.
Some more insights on the extent of the companies snitching to Facebook.
Interesting notes, there seems to be good faith on the Meta side for now... but this leaves more questions than answers still.
Very welcome complaont, Meta is trying to workaround the GDPR to increase paid accounts. Can only hope they get fined and that this shady practice disappear (they're not the only ones doing this).
As Threads being connected to the Fediverse might turn into a reality, this article becomes all the more important. The question of this connection being even desirable is an important one.
Looks like Meta is moving forward with more ActivityPub compatibility for Threads. This raises real questions about what they genuinely want to implement and what they'll abandon along the way.
The risks of too much automation... this is chilling to see what using machine learning based system all the way can lead to. It's just a ridiculous situation and no way to get out of it.
Facebook getting interested in the fediverse indeed looks like XMPP or OOXML all over again. Beware of those old tactics, they are very efficient against communities.
How surprising, did they realize this was one more fad they were helping to fuel?
Well... that didn't last long before such disgusting behaviors appeared there. Now will companies seriously tackle the issues? Or will it be the same joke as content moderation on Facebook?
Interesting explanation of a major BGP mistake.
Fascinating account on mental models and then statistical power
It starts with how a flawed mental model (coming from Facebook's founder) about identity and social role became imposed on others.
Then it continues on the mental model we tend to apply to vaccines. That shows again how bad we are at intuitively grasping statistics and their application. They do require an effort even when you're trained at them.