Enrique DansDigital Marketing Behind a Secret Deal Between Google and Facebook verified_publisherThe New York Times - Daisuke Wakabayashi and Tiffany HsuIn 2017, Facebook said it was testing a new way of selling online advertising that would threaten Google’s control of the digital ad market. But less than two years later, Facebook did an about-face and...
Enrique DansEncryption Signal is back after an outage that lasted more than 24 hours verified_publisherThe Verge - Kim LyonsAfter experiencing technical difficulties Friday, the Signal messaging app appears to be back up and running. The company tweeted Saturday night that it was “back,” although added that some users may see...
Enrique DansQAnon Conspiracy Theory Facebook, QAnon and the world's slackening grip on reality verified_publisherThe Guardian - Alex HernAs with many others in Britain, lockdown hit Rachel and her husband, Philip, hard. Almost overnight, the couple, both in their early 50s, found themselves cut off from friends, family and colleagues. the...
Enrique DansTwitter How Twitter, on the front lines of history, finally decided to ban Trump verified_publisherThe Washington Post - By Elizabeth Dwoskin, Nitasha TikuTwo days after the riot at the U.S. Capitol, Twitter’s most senior policy executive faced her 5,200 colleagues on a video conference and made an impassioned appeal. Vijaya Gadde‘s voice was breaking as...
Enrique DansNarendra Modi Trump social media ban sparks calls for action against other populist leaders verified_publisherThe Guardian - Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro, Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi, Shaun Walker in Budapest and Julia Carrie Wong in San Francisco“I do not celebrate or feel pride,” the Twitter boss Jack Dorsey said this week after banishing Donald Trump. But for many around the world the decision brought hope: might similar action soon be taken...