zeynep tufekciYou know what's one of the key goals of some legislators in these hearings? To generate a cute little clip of them being soooo tough on Zuck or Dorsey that they can use for FB ads, or, even better, go viral (with the help of the engagement algorithms.)🙄 zeynep.substack.com/p/the-problem-…pic.twitter.com/R4VwyNNrft
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How did all the leading health authorities get it so wrong back in March?
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zeynep tufekciGood piece on how "experts vs. misinformation" isn't the right frame. (Yes, yes, the Harvard law professor who wrote worrying about the pandemic was "excessive fear" and "probability neglect" in February now leads the WHO "Behavioral Insights" committee). unherd.com/2020/10/how-th…pic.twitter.com/kW5VZTlYgU
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Facebook is demanding that a New York University research project cease collecting data about its political-ad targeting practices, setting up a fight with academics seeking to study the platform without the company’s permission.
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zeynep tufekciI'll write a few times a week on @insight & have open threads. It's an experiment: a different scale and focus than what I can do elsewhere. For the intro, I tried to write a "pitch" but ended up with a call for complex discussions in an uncertain world.😃
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zeynep tufekciI'm launching a newsletter, called @insight. I want to try to create a space for thinking deeply about complex, thorny but important puzzles, along with a community. Something between public writing and social media: some of both but neither. Sign up here
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How is the pandemic changing our nation’s social structures? Does access to technology change who can succeed now and in the future? On Episode 22 of “The Future of Democracy,” we’ll talk with Alondra Nelson, president of the Social Science Research...
Facebook’s CEO long left politics and policy to deputies. No more. As the company’s influence has grown, and with it controversies, political acumen has become an essential tool.
The SpinCo outbreak appears to be one of the worst in Canada, with as many as 100 riders and staff exposed. As the story evolves, we’ve compiled every...
zeynep tufekci"If they were following guidelines, how did the outbreak happen?" "This remains unclear." Maybe something wrong with guidelines that allow "distanced" people panting indoors on very very very clean bikes? Seems mostly young people but won't always be. thestar.com/news/canada/20…pic.twitter.com/5qBwVxEm8k
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