The Case Against Google
Google has succeeded where Genghis Khan, communism and Esperanto all failed: It dominates the globe. Though estimates vary by region, the company now accounts for an estimated 87 percent of online searches worldwide.
February 2018
Google’s Chrome Ad Blocker Shows Why the Ungoverned Shouldn’t Govern Others (Scott Cleland)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 02/21/2018 - 13:31NCTA -- The Internet & Television Association, Renews CEO Michael Powell’s Contract for 3 Years (NCTA – The Internet & Television Association)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 02/21/2018 - 12:05Illustration: When fake news and bots took over our lives (Columbia Journalism Review)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 02/21/2018 - 11:59Duels and death matches: A catalog of press threats in the US reflects a long, violent history (Columbia Journalism Review)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 02/21/2018 - 11:59The dangers of the paper route: Newspaper carriers are being assaulted and killed across the country (Columbia Journalism Review)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 02/21/2018 - 11:58Vox Media Lays Off 50 Staffers (AdWeek)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 02/21/2018 - 11:56How to fix Facebook: Make users pay for it
[Commentary] The indictments brought by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III against 13 individuals and three organizations accused of interfering with the US election offer perhaps the most powerful evidence yet that Facebook and its Instagram subsidiary are harming public health and democracy. The best option for the company — and for democracy — is for Facebook to change its business model from one based on advertising to a subscription service. Facebook’s advertising business model is hugely profitable, but the incentives are perverse.