Wall Street Journal
Facebook’s Internal Chat Boards Show Politics Often at Center of Decision Making
Many Republicans say Facebook discriminates against conservatives. But internal communications at the company show that employees and their bosses have hotly debated whether and how to restrain right-wing publishers, with more-senior employees often providing a check on agitation from the rank and file. The documents, which don’t capture all of the employee messaging, didn’t mention equivalent debates over left-wing publications.
Facebook Increasingly Suppresses Political Movements It Deems Dangerous (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by benton on Sun, 10/24/2021 - 13:15Facebook Services Are Used to Spread Religious Hatred in India, Internal Documents Show (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by benton on Sun, 10/24/2021 - 13:15Commerce Department Issued $100 Billion in Export Licenses to Suppliers of Huawei, SMIC (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 10/22/2021 - 14:51Google Charges More than Twice Its Rivals in Ad Deals, Wins 80% of Its Own Auctions, Unredacted Suit Says (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 10/22/2021 - 12:40Op-ed: Are Internet Services as Good as Church? (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 10/22/2021 - 06:34Wireless Carriers Are Winning 5G Customers for the Wrong Reason
Investment bank Morgan Stanley published the results of its ninth annual broadband and wireless survey on Oct 18. Among the findings were that only 4% of respondents cited “innovative technology” such as 5G as an important factor in their choice of service. That number was unchanged from the previous year’s survey—despite an unremitting onslaught of marketing from wireless carriers and device makers for the next-gen wireless standard. Customers appear to be driven more by old-fashion promotions than cutting-edge technology.
How Many Users Does Facebook Have? The Company Struggles to Figure It Out
Facebook is struggling to detect and deal with users’ creating multiple accounts on its flagship platform, according to internal documents that raise new questions about how the social-media giant measures its audience. An internal Facebook presentation in spring 2021 called the phenomenon of single users with multiple accounts “very prevalent” among new accounts. The finding came after an examination of roughly 5,000 recent sign-ups on the service indicated that at least 32 percent and as many as 56 percent were opened by existing users.