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26 May, 5 tweets, 3 min read
I was debating with our boys over over the weekend whether there were more legos or cicadas on the planet at the moment. Despite the density in Virginia right now, I overwhelmingly assumed legos. Not so sure now. Can I get an opinion, @LEGO_Group? nationalgeographic.com/podcasts/artic… Image
How about it? @NatGeo sparked the debate and answered it for me just now at @NGKids. natgeokids.com/nz/kids-club/e… Image
Let’s put it to the people, which are there more of on the planet right now? I need more analysis on this before the kids wake up.
I mean 632 billion LEGO bricks in the world is A LOT. Now drop all of them on Northern Virginia multiply them a few times and that’s how many cicadas we’ve got. 👀
An unrelated side note to my query just now. A Duck Duck Go search for “Brood X” returns @GiantFood. You got me. Search Engine Marketers hacking growth. Image

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28 May
incoming…
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more unsealed docs, this time in the Google case led by Arizona Attorney General.
The newly unsealed material is underlined in green unsealed this week (left). Last year, Google proactively unsealed less risky material (right) when Judge first ruled. /1 ImageImage
When Association Press broke original report leading to this lawsuit, it triggered an emergency meeting with an *attention-grabbing* meeting name. The yellow here was actually learned last year when Google proactively unsealed bits (likely trying to muffle press cycles). /2 Image
But now we get the fully unsealed evidence which shows a much more important fact - CEO Sundar Pichai was directly involved. In fact, he received “code yellow” updates from an SVP who oversaw the area of concern who started at Google more than twenty years ago an intern. /3 Image
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26 May
TODAY is one month since Apple made iOS 14.5 available to the public. Facebook has yet to address the risks to its surveillance economics considering a majority of its data comes from third parties and more than 90% of its usage from mobile apps with iOS being most valuable. ImageImage
This was even covered by @Trevornoah who brilliantly explained the situation in and entertaining way as only he can.
here is a thread of a lot of good reports from the day it rolled out.
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26 May
Read this Facebook paragraph today and then watch @selectedwisdom testimony (2017).
And reminder same Paul Manafort passed polling data to a Russian agent Aug 2016 some of which was sourced from Cambridge Analytica who was embedded with Facebook and the campaign coordinating microtargeting of suppression ads with his talking points (@Channel4News report). /2
So I say this all of to you to state what may not be obvious. Facebook has been a major operator in these influence operations. They covered up issues. They did in India, too, according to WSJ. Until we hold Facebook accountable, we’re going to be back here again and again. /3
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25 May
Happy GDPR Day. The anniversary of the strong data protection law which the two largest trackers and profiteers of surveillance economics, Google and Facebook, have continued to run over. Here is what we said to UK regulator about their efforts. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5d7627da…
It’s worth understanding Google harvests your data off nearly every site and set rules requiring publishers to get consent for Google’s tracking thereby preserving the awful banners asking you to accept cookies. A joy for users. 🤦🏻‍♂️reuters.com/news/technolog…
IOW, if Google wasn’t a monopoly built on surveillance economics capturing nearly $200B in ad revenue annually, then they would work to design a web which helped fund the content you love, aligns with your privacy expectations and regulators and didn’t have awful cookie banners.
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24 May
Had moment to catch Sway podcast w/ Snap CEO, Evan Spiegel, over wknd. Found it super good, highly recommend. His points at 15-20:00 in how Snap approached Spotlight, Discover by restricting inbound content for them are super refreshing in my mind. /1 nytimes.com/2021/05/20/opi…
this a nuance I expect will play a part in where policies go. eg video, whether a Peacock or Netflix, both control the acquired content available on the services. If there is no garbage content fed into platforms' powerful profit algorithms then is no garbage going out either. /2
the problems arise when a platform uses algorithmic amplification to provide acceleration, velocity and reach to content from one person to many *and* allows any content into the platform. closed platforms (content or audience networks) don't have the same risks. /3
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24 May
One of the very best perspective pieces I’ve read on Facebook being left for roadkill as Apple raises the bar to better align privacy protections with consumer expectations. From over the weekend.
Area professor whose research is only and enthusiastically cited by adtech lobbyists and beneficiaries of tracking industry whines about New York Times columnist referencing the work of one of the most widely-respected behavioral economists in the world.
Area advertising tracking exec jumps in with a similar defense. They swim in the same circles. Encourage @keachhagey @daiwaka to call his bluff and contact the professor being falsely criticized here.
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