Good convo now, @carolecadwalla doing a good explanation to @sinanaral @mit_ide on how Facebook also hacks press attention who try to hold them accountable. Even the review of the Cambridge Analytica case has been rewritten to match Facebook's narrative. web.mit.edu/webcast/ide/s2…
not many besides @carolecadwalla could connect Facebook's press strategy with last week's 530mm breach to the allegations of misleading the press, covering-up harms and business risk in the SEC complaint that was buried at the same hour of the 2019 $5 billion FTC settlement.
now discussion the "oversight board." I personally would expect increasing attention to the Trump decision in the coming days fed by Facebook seeking a "reality show" environment where all outrage can be defected towards this "outside" board. Again, attention hacking.
absolutely crazy how Cambridge Analytica has become a proxy for the tension of privacy vs transparency for research purposes. It entirely discounts the multi-year cover-up by Facebook as the use of the platform and APIs for growth hacking unleashed real harms.
a remarkable convo now including many key researchers of social media all saying same thing: Facebook is not providing enough access to be held accountable on issues and evidence which may prove a disconnect between Facebook's core business model and global democracy.
really smart to hear @markoff flag the landmark privacy change to tracking across apps happening next week. this absolutely will inform/confirm on consumer expectations -and- economics.
https://twitter.com/jason_kint/status/1384692580886224896?s=20
Next up Nick Clegg @ Facebook in convo with @sinanaral @mit_ide. I wonder the format, live with audience questions would be good but worried it's pre-recorded or no audience questions.
"You shouldn't let the platforms judge themselves or grade their own homework." - @nick_clegg at Facebook. I kid you not.
really smart point by @sinanaral about Clegg's idea to have immunity of platforms be "earned" by the judgment outside institutions in that many of these institutions have been politicized.
in comparison of Facebook's role to cable news, Clegg declined to answer but then ultimately went in hard but entirely ignored what is now different. Facebook provides micro-targeted velocity and reach to harmful content vs a free and plural press which broadcasts it. @sinanaral
Clegg is propping up GDPR as model legislation without noting Facebook leads the world in open GDPR investigations and the rest of EU is pressing Ireland to actually enforce against Facebook as it abuses the law. @sinanaral
OMG, ❤️ it. @ZephyrTeachout, who is amazing, dropping antitrust bombs on Facebook and Google gets video-bombed by her little one. And keeps it together. Wait for it (:48).
the rest of the antitrust panel has been super interesting. @MarietjeSchaake who brings global expertise on antitrust and tech platforms, VC on how current world is terrible for innovation, etc. (but we all needed a little love and light moment in the heaviness of antitrust).
I’ve now counted 3 different panelists say, “you can’t yell fire in a crowded theatre.” We’ve got to stop using that analogy, especially using it wrong without key word. More importantly, Facebook wants everyone debating speech rather than its algorithms and microtargeting. 🙏🏽
Do you know what I find ironic? That we’re sitting thru 1st amendment debates when it doesn’t even apply to Facebook beyond as a private platform they can moderate however they want as long as it’s consistent with their stated policy. The issue is the amplification and reach.
(thank you Richard for correcting on the crowded theatre analogy).
Great. Let’s turn to @noUpside who is getting down to business on the heart of the matter.
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