'We very much hope we won't have to. And it would have to be a highly worrisome and abnormal situation to do so,' a top Facebook executive said.

This documentary-drama hybrid explores the dangerous human impact of social networking, with tech experts sounding the alarm on their own creations. It provides further evidence for why organizations should engage their audiences on platforms they can control -- like the one provided by Brainsy.

Jessica Feezell "I think that they should go further than one week and perhaps take it to a full month and pull down the political ads and let Facebook be a place of social engagement and discussion and sharing among people but not necessarily a place where people are able to pay for that speech." -- Brainsy agrees!

The Social Dilemma features tech experts saying we’re being watched, manipulated, and misled.

Most of the content commerce architecture of the internet is geared toward an impression-based and pay-per-click (PPC) business model that values efficiency and engagement above all else. Even when that engagement is driven by unmoderated, poorly moderated, or officially sanctioned content or Op-Ed pieces (Newsweek) that spread disinformation or spark conspiracy theories that are harmful to society.

As Facebook struggles with waves of misinformation, the company’s political and business concerns are influencing its fact-checking policies.

The rumour that electrified New Zealand over the weekend was largely spread through Facebook-owned platforms. Duncan Greive asks how the government can continue to pay the social media giants to clean up messes they create. Yesterday David Farrier's Webworm newsletter ran an interview with the pr

The pandemic squeezed advertising for the web as well as print, but subscription growth was the best ever for a quarter.

Individuals who believe in disinformation may risk not only their lives but the lives of others. Critics have argued that disinformation has created culture war issues surrounding public health guidance including the recommendation to wear masks. Falsities surrounding COVID-19 have been linked to assaults, deaths, and arsons.

For better or worse, social media platforms are increasingly being used at the very highest levels of our government.