Axios
The Facebook attention gap (Axios)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Mon, 11/01/2021 - 11:36Big Tech finally reckons with climate denialism (Axios)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Mon, 11/01/2021 - 11:34The startup that wants to disrupt big internet providers
A new startup backed by funding from AOL founder Steve Case and Laurene Powell Jobs wants to break up broadband monopolies across the country. Underline, a community infrastructure company, began building its first open access fiber network in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in October 2021. Under the open access model, Underline builds and operates the fiber network while multiple service providers can use it and offer service to customers.
Scott Rosenberg: Facebook is too big to change (Axios)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Thu, 10/28/2021 - 11:48Facebook is a news media magnet: News coverage of Facebook compared to other major tech companies (Axios)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Thu, 10/21/2021 - 12:46Facebook doubles down on curated News Tab
Facebook is looking to introduce more news products for its News Tab in the coming months, including more curated collections around big events and breaking news. The News Tab, a separate destination for news on Facebook from publishers selected by the tech giant, has helped the company address regulatory scrutiny that it doesn't do enough to combat misinformation. It is currently live in the US, UK, Australia and Germany, with other English-speaking countries in consideration.
Tech companies learn that leaks are inevitable and operations to close them rarely work (Axios)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Wed, 10/20/2021 - 12:04Fixing the pipeline won't solve tech's race problem (Axios)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Mon, 10/18/2021 - 12:11Coalition of nonprofits launch "How to Stop Facebook" campaign
A coalition of nonprofits debuted HowToStopFacebook.org, a fresh push to encourage greater government regulation of the social networking giant aimed at forcing the company to change its business model.