The vast majority of high-profile big tech whistleblowers in recent years have been women.
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Frances Haugen, Timnit Gebru and Janneke Parrish are at the forefront of a group of high-profile women calling out big tech. Is there a connection between their gender and their role as whistleblowers?
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An expert had a confusing time trying out Facebook dating.
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A Meta spokesperson told The Conversation non-news pages had been taken down by mistake. Whistleblower allegations contradict this.
Internet technologies have meant that the public sphere has now become digital, but what does that mean for its ownership?
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Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter is seen as a threat to the digital public square. International regulation is required to protect internet users’ access to democratic public spaces.
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From deepfakes to VR: the metaverse could change the future of film and TV production, but probably not as much as some might fear.
Users explore metaverse platforms, like Decentraland, here pictured, with customised avatars.
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The success of the metaverse – whether people use it or not – will rely heavily on the environments that are created.
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While the ACCC failed in a similar case against Google in 2013, there are some key details in this one which could give it more leverage.
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The language around former UK deputy prime minister’s promotion was very telling.
TikTok now has over a billion daily users.
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The Chinese platform has become a major thorn in Mark Zuckerberg’s side.
It takes the biscuit.
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The laws about cookies are fairly clear in EU and UK, but many big companies are breaking them anyway.
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That impossibly beautiful model on Instagram might be just that. CGI influencers are already on social media, and Meta’s commercial interest means it shouldn’t be in charge of the ethical guidelines.
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Activision’s big titles have led the way in getting us used to virtual worlds. Making them VR will be a gamechanger.
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New recommendations on how to fix the issue of COVID misinformation don’t go far enough.
In the metaverse, your avatar, the clothes it wears and the things it carries belong to you thanks to blockchain.
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For the metaverse to work, people need to own their virtual bodies and possessions and be able to spend money. The same cryptographic technology behind bitcoin will make that possible.
Violent extremists could find the metaverse a useful recruiting and organizing tool – and a target-rich environment.
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People may think of the metaverse as virtual, but the harm terrorists and extremists could do is very real.
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A number of legal cases were brought forward by regulators this year, in a bid to hold major tech companies accountable.
Facebook renamed itself Meta in 2021, but the year was more notable for revelations about the company’s bad behavior.
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Meta felt the heat in 2021 as whistleblower revelations, congressional ire and demands for data knocked the company back on its heels. Here’s a look at research into the problems Meta poses for society.
Black women have been harassed and censored on social media. What will they face in the metaverse?
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Today’s social media is plagued by racism and sexism. Without intentionally building the metaverse to be inclusive, it will be, too.
Meta supremo Mark Zuckerbeg has met his match in Europe.
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Social media firms in Europe are well on the way to a thousand cuts.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivers the keynote address talking up his latest passion – creating a virtual reality “metaverse” for business, entertainment and meaningful social interactions.
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To be meta about Meta would involve reflecting upon the fact that Facebook is a company that designs technology around people.