Well, it finally happened. After criticizing the worst effects of social media for over 10 years, I was finally hacked, locked out of my Facebook account, and (I assume) will be unable to restore...
In this episode, I speak with David Golumbia, author and associate professor of digital studies, American literature, literary theory, philosophy, and linguistics at Virginia Commonwealth Univers...
https://illusionofmore.com/podcast-david-golumbia-talking-facebook-fascism/
In an excellent post on the blog Librarian Shipwreck, the author reminds us to take a more expansive view of the so-called Facebook problem. The article lands direct hits on most of the big nails...
https://illusionofmore.com/on-fixing-social-media-why-fear-unintended-consequences/
In response to the breaking news on Sunday that Facebook’s latest, and perhaps most consequential, leaker identified herself as former employee Frances Haugen, the questions are being asked onc...
https://illusionofmore.com/facebook-big-techs-big-tobacco-moment/
COVID-19 shutdowns naturally affected some businesses more acutely than others, and many who felt the sting turned to entrepreneurism. Some saw new ventures as their only options, while others vi...
https://illusionofmore.com/facebook-for-business-use-at-your-own-risk/
In February, legal scholar and journalist Kate Klonick wrote a detailed exposé for The New Yorker about Facebook’s Oversight Board, which some are calling the platform’s “Supreme Court.”...
https://illusionofmore.com/ethics-platform-governance-a-conversation-with-dr-michael-katell/
This week, Facebook made good on its threat to block Australian news media on its platform. “Australian users cannot share Australian or international news. International users outside Australi...
https://illusionofmore.com/facebook-blocks-oz-but-why-shouldnt-platforms-pay-for-news/
In January of 2019, I wrote a post asking if, thanks to the internet, we had achieved a state of maximum inescapable bullshit. But whether we were there almost two years ago, we are certainly the...
Social media platforms were practically designed to foster whataboutism. So, we should hardly be surprised that this lazy form of erroneous reasoning dominates so much of our contemporary politic...
https://illusionofmore.com/social-platforms-discover-neutrality-is-not-an-option/
It is impossible to look at the landscape of America, at this burning city on a hill, and not weep. Or scream. Because this blog advocates the legal rights of creators (copyrights), and because t...
https://illusionofmore.com/is-it-finally-time-to-boycott-facebook/