Instagram is testing the removal of visible likes in six more countries. They include Ireland, Italy, Japan, Brazil, Australia and New Zealand. In these countries only the uploaders will see how many likes their pictures received. This has of course impact on influencers: the days of counting likes as a measure of publicity are commming...
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How the biggest decentralized social network is dealing with its Nazi problem – The Verge
After the neo nazi network Gab migrated to Mastodon, the alternative social media network tries to deal with internet’s Nazi problem head-on. The distributed nature of the network (federation) makes it almost impossible to respond with a single strategy. Instead, individual instances as the nodes of the network are called, have taken different measures. For example....
Can “Indie” Social Media Save Us? | The New Yorker
Cal Newport on Indie alternatives to existing social media platforms: At the end of my TEDx talk, I note that people often ask me what life is like without social media. By way of an answer, I project a photograph of a bench overlooking a quiet pastoral landscape. As a technology enthusiast, I’m a believer...
Können “Indie” Plattformen Social Media retten? | The New Yorker
Cal Newport zu Indie Alternativen zu bestehenden Social Media Plattformen: Am Ende meines TEDx-Vortrags stelle ich fest, dass die Leute mich oft fragen, wie das Leben ohne soziale Medien ist. Als Antwort projiziere ich ein Foto einer Bank mit Blick auf eine ruhige pastorale Landschaft. Als Technologie-Enthusiast glaube ich an die IndieWeb-Bewegung und denke, dass...
Facebook moderators break their NDAs to expose desperate working conditions – The Verge
This disturbing article describes how Facebook content moderators work in extremely poor working conditions. The article focuses on Facebook’s content moderation site in Tampa FL run by Cognizant. Here are the key findings from the article: Run by services firm Cognizant, Facebook’s content moderation site in Tampa, FL, is its lowest-performing site in North America....
Like it or not
Instagram (or Insta as the platform is called by the cognoscienti) is experimenting with a feature that removes likes. It’s a move that potentially should remove the social pressure users experience: nothing is more devastating on a social media platform than nobody linking your posts. This has of course a huge impact on all those...
Faceborg
Move fast and break things. This famous motto of Facebook characterizes a company willing to push forward by all means. And pushed forward they have. And broke many things along it’s path. Facebook has become the dominant online platform of our times. More than 2.2 billion people are on Facebook and for most of them...
