Category Archives: Social Media

Housekeeping Note

Posted on September 26, 2020 by

I’m removing the share on Facebook button. I cannot keep ragging on them and then leave that. Also, I think that there is a privacy issue with that widget that I did not know about, that it gives FB yet … Continue reading →

Posted in Facebook or Faceberg, Social Media | 6 Comments

‘Oops,’ Said Faceberg (Part Infinity)

Posted on September 25, 2020 by

Guys, a quick round-up of some Facebook malfeasance, you know, just because it is terrible and should be broken up: Ars Technica A former Facebook manager said the company “took a page from Big Tobacco’s playbook.” Chicago Sun-Times: Facebook agreed to … Continue reading →

Posted in Facebook or Faceberg, Our Failed Social Media, Social Media | 5 Comments

Comrade Stupid and The End of Law And Order

Posted on September 17, 2020 by

McClatchy News tells us that Lord Damp Nut has dropped bleating out his “Law and Order” mantra: Just weeks after a Republican National Convention dominated by calls for “law and order,” President Donald Trump’s campaign has returned to an almost … Continue reading →

Posted in Lord Damp Nut, The Russian Usurper, snark, Twitter | 8 Comments

That Should Fix It

Posted on September 16, 2020 by

Kim Kardashian to freeze Facebook, Instagram accounts in #StopHateForProfit effort OK, just kidding . But Axios does have an update on the conspiracy theory raging on Facebook: Exclusive: False fire rumors keep spreading on Facebook despite ban Conspiracy theories about … Continue reading →

Posted in Facebook or Faceberg, Our Failed Social Media, Social Media, Twitter | 6 Comments

Faceberg Is Outta Ideas

Posted on September 11, 2020 by

facebook grew so big it has reinvented its former self pic.twitter.com/0X0AewVgNv — rat king (@MikeIsaac) September 10, 2020 Facebook has unveiled a new product called Facebook Campus: “a college-only space designed to help students connect with fellow classmates over shared … Continue reading →

Posted in Facebook or Faceberg, Our Failed Social Media, Social Media | 5 Comments

‘Oops,’ Said Faceberg (Part Infinity)

Posted on September 9, 2020 by

Axios (emphasis mine): Mark Zuckerberg told “Axios on HBO” that it’s “just wrong” to consider Facebook a right-wing echo chamber, even though conservative voices top the platform’s most-engaged content…. With social media feeding online rage across the political spectrum, Zuckerberg … Continue reading →

Posted in 2020 Goat Rodeo, Facebook or Faceberg, Our Failed Social Media, Social Media | 4 Comments

(UPDATED) ‘Oops,’ Said Faceberg, part infinity

Posted on September 4, 2020 by

Axios’ morning email thingie tells us… Mark Zuckerberg tells me for “Axios on HBO” that Facebook is imposing new election rules to deter use of the platform to spread misinformation and even violence, and to help voters see the results … Continue reading →

Posted in Facebook or Faceberg, Instagram, Our Failed Social Media, Social Media | 8 Comments

Dude, You’re Dead, Quit Tweeting

Posted on August 31, 2020 by

I have no idea who has gotten ahold of ol’ 9-9-9’s Twitter Device, but it’s really creepy to see Tweets from a dead guy saying that the thing that killed him isn’t so bad. But honestly? I kinda like Dead … Continue reading →

Posted in Black Walnut, Dead Celebrities, Pandemics, Twitter | 15 Comments

‘Oops,’ Said Faceberg (part infinity)

Posted on August 30, 2020 by

Facebook algorithm found to ‘actively promote’ Holocaust denial Facebook’s algorithm “actively promotes” Holocaust denial content according to an analysis that will increase pressure on the social media giant to remove antisemitic content relating to the Nazi genocide. They need pressure … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-Semitism, Facebook or Faceberg | 19 Comments

‘Oops,’ Said Faceberg (Part Infinity)

Posted on August 19, 2020 by

From the MIT email thingie: Health misinformation pages got half a billion views on Facebook in April The news: Pages spreading health misinformation got an estimated 3.8 billion views on Facebook in the year up to May 2020, according to … Continue reading →

Posted in Facebook or Faceberg, Our Failed Social Media, Social Media | 4 Comments