Thinking about Thinking: Dubious Sea Level Claim
Dubious Sea Level Claim case study.
When faced with claims, how should we critically analyse them, what approach is the best one to take?
Facebook handling of Misinformation deliberately inept
Facebook and other social Media platforms have proven they do not care and listen only to advertisers and the threat of regulation. #TimeToAct
CO2 boosters’ op-ed slipped by Facebook fact-checkers
Facebook has fact-checkers. But this safety net is an illusion. They will happily override their fact-checkers to preserve revenue.
How is Facebook anti-vaccination policy doing?
Facebook issued an official policy regarding anti-vaccination misinformation within advertisements back last March. It reads as follows … Combatting Vaccine Misinformation We are working to tackle vaccine misinformation on Facebook by reducing its distribution and providing people with authoritative information on the topic. We are starting by taking a series of steps: We will reduce the … Read more
Facebook and “Freedom of Expression”
As the 2020 elections loom in the US and also in the UK in just a few weeks, the role that Facebook plays in swinging the outcome via outright manipulation and lies is coming sharply into focus. “I don’t know, I can’t remember” There was this recent interaction between AOC and Mark Zuckerberg. What happened … Read more
What does the Commons Facebook report tell us?
The UK Parliament’s cross-party Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee published its final report on Disinformation and ‘fake news’ on Monday of this week, 18th February 2019. It is Titled: Disinformation and ‘fake news’: Final Report While generic in nature regarding the issue of Fake News, it is rather damming regarding specific organisations such as … Read more