Facebook Gives Researchers "Full Access" for Election Studies
Facebook will give a group of academics “full access†to data on its 2.2 billion users to identify areas of research about the effects of social media on elections and democracy.....»»
The Wall Street Journal: Facebook to give academics ‘full access’ to data for election studies
Facebook Inc. will give a newly formed group of academics “full access†to data on its 2.2 billion users for the purpose of identifying areas of research about the effects of social media on elections and democracy, the group said Wednesday......»»
Researchers reviewed thousands of gun policy studies and teased out a consensus
The findings on stand-your-ground and child access prevention laws are conclusive, the report says......»»
Facebook asks users about coronavirus symptoms, releases friendship data to researchers
On April 2, the day that coronavirus infections around the globe hit 1 million, managers inside JPMorgan Chase & Co. were emailing their latest plans for staffing New York-area trading floors amid... To view the full story, click the title link......»»
Researchers trying to prevent a repeat of 2016"s election misinformation in 2020 are struggling thanks to a lack of data from Facebook
AP Photo In April 2018, Facebook said it would share detailed data with researchers and academics that could be studied to investigate and curb .....»»
Facebook plans election research committee, continues data misuse investigation
Facebook will seek researchers help in preventing election abuse on its network and has suspended two more data firms thought to have engaged in similar actions to Cambridge Analytica. .....»»
Newly released Facebook ads show Russian trolls targeted Mexican-Americans after Trump election
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Facebook ads show Russian trolls targeted Mexican-Americans after Trump election
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You can now see every Russian Facebook ad that ran during the election
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Facebook tests "subscription Groups" that charge for content
Facebook is starting to let Group admins charge $4.99 to $29.99 per month for access to special sub-Groups full of exclusive posts. A hand-picked array of parenting, cooking and "organize my home" Groups will be the first to get the chance to spawn a........»»
Russian company had access to Facebook user data through apps
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Facebook to give academic group "full access" to user data, WSJ reports
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Facebook opens up to researchers — but not about 2016 election
Facebook's decision is a roadblock for experts who want to examine possible factors behind President Donald Trump's victory......»»
More than 1 in 4 Americans have deleted the Facebook app in the past year, according to a new survey (FB)
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Facebook has had a year full of controversies over misinformation and the way it provides access to user data. A new study from Pew taken shortly after the Cambridge Analyt.....»»
Facebook is giving advertisers access to your shadow contact information
Last week, I ran an ad on Facebook that was targeted at a computer science professor named Alan Mislove. Mislove studies how privacy works on social networks and had a theory that Facebook is lettin.....»»
Chinese businessman with links to Steve Bannon is driving force for a sprawling disinformation network, researchers say
Chinese businessman with links to Steve Bannon is the "linchpin" of a sprawling disinformation network that pushes election and covid-19 falsehoods, researchers say.....»»
: Facebook oversight board upholds ban on Trump’s account, but says company must clarify penalty
Facebook's oversight board upheld the company's decision to restrict former President Donald Trump's access to to Facebook and Instagram on Wednesday, but said that the company must clarify whether it intends the penalty to be permanent or temporary......»»
S&P 500 closes at record with traders encouraged by strong GDP data and big-tech earnings
The S&P 500 notched a new record as data showed the US economy near full recovery. Facebook and Apple earnings also lifted the market. Photo by: Sergi Reboredo/VW PICS/Universal Images Group via Getty Images The S&P 500 closed .....»»
Facebook failed to prevent far-right groups from planning the US Capitol siege, according to an internal report
The report said Facebook found it hard to know whether each post or group was a coordinated effort to delegitimize the election or.....»»
"Shame On Us" - Emotional Georgia Mom Begs School Board: "Take These Masks Off My Child"
"Shame On Us" - Emotional Georgia Mom Begs School Board: "Take These Masks Off My Child" While Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and Twitter are chock full of virtue-signaling sheep declaring their double, triple, quadruple masking.....»»
Facebook"s top execs took home hefty bonuses in the second half of 2020, partially as a reward for the company"s "election integrity efforts"
Two Facebook executives collectively got just shy of $1 million in bonuses in the second half of 2020, according to a new SEC filing. .....»»