Category Archives: Social Media

‘Oops,’ Said Faceberg (Part Infinity)

Posted on July 3, 2020 by

Zuckerberg Tells Facebook Staff He Expects Advertisers to Return ‘Soon Enough’ Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees he was reluctant to bow to the threats of a growing ad boycott, saying in private remarks that “my guess is that all … Continue reading →

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‘Oops’ Said Faceberg

Posted on July 2, 2020 by

The MIT newsletter thingie has a round-up of Facebook news: Facebook’s ad boycott won’t hurt it that much Most of its advertisers are tiny companies, not big name brands. (The Economist)   + Its biggest spenders are staying put so … Continue reading →

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‘Oops,’ Said Faceberg (Part Infinity)

Posted on June 29, 2020 by

CNBC: Starbucks is the latest company to say it will pause advertising on “all social media platforms” and promises to have discussions internally and with media partners and civil rights organizations to stop the spread of hate speech. The company will … Continue reading →

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Advertisers Fleeing Social Media (‘Oops,’ Said Faceberg, Part Infinity, Cont.)

Posted on June 27, 2020 by

Axios morning email thingie tells us: Unilever, one of the biggest advertisers in the country, said it will no longer buy ads on Facebook properties or on Twitter, citing both companies’ policies on content moderation, Axios’ Sara Fischer writes. Also. … Continue reading →

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What’s Wrong With Facebook now?

Posted on June 25, 2020 by

And here we go again: How CO2 boosters’ op-ed slipped by Facebook fact-checkers A team of climate scientists working as approved fact checkers for Facebook evaluated a post last year by a White House-connected group that claims the world needs … Continue reading →

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Praise and Shame for Facebook

Posted on June 18, 2020 by

Giving credit where it is due: Facebook takes down Trump campaign ads with symbol once used by Nazis Facebook has taken down an ad from the Trump campaign that went after antifa and leftist groups with a prominent display of … Continue reading →

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For An Audience of One

Posted on June 18, 2020 by

This ad is going to make our Stable Jenius go buggy (and it even has a hashtag, and that’s a hint): Why did Trump have a secretive, midnight run to Walter Reed Medical Center? It’s time we talk about it. … Continue reading →

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Morning Joe: ‘Facebook is a danger to democracy’

Posted on June 17, 2020 by

There is an item in this morning’s MIT email thingie that asserts that Faceberg has announced that users of his platform will be able to opt-out of political ads. Facebook is going to let US voters opt out of seeing … Continue reading →

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Tell us again, Facbook, how you are protecting Free Speech

Posted on June 16, 2020 by

We’ve been pleading the case that everyone should delete their Facebook accounts. Facebook is NOT a good corporate citizen, and until/unless they are held accountable we should not be participating. Anyway, the latest outrage is brought to us by NBC News: … Continue reading →

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Facebook Is In 2020 News, Again

Posted on June 13, 2020 by

It’s happening again, but this time the 2020 Biden Campaign is on it: We can't let history repeat itself — Facebook needs to act now to stop the spread of disinformation and protect our elections. Watch my deputy campaign manager … Continue reading →

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