Facebook threatens the economy, health and democracy
Transparency and technocratic reforms will not be a sufficient response to this challenge – at the end of the day, what’s at stake is far more important than a few likes/ Facebook recently reminded me that I’ve been on the social network for 15 years. I normally pay little attention to those anniversary notices, but this time I paused to think about how much had changed in the decade and a half since Facebook was founded – and the roller coaster of feelings I’ve had toward the tech platform over that time. Excitement about its promise, pride in its millennial origins, gratitude for the ease of staying in touch with old friends, equal parts worry and admiration over its “move fast and break things” philosophy, frustration at its approach to privacy, apprehension over its addictiveness, ...
25 Feb 2019 ... Transparency and technocratic reforms will not be a sufficient response to this challenge – at the end of the day, what's at stake is far more ...