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- Here's Why Facebook Won't Do The ObviousI'm all for fixing the way Facebook has poisoned our political discourse. But straight up banning political ads isn't it. ...
- Do Not Miss What Is Happening In AustraliaThis is not a one-off disaster. It is one of the many, many warning signs, getting louder and more insistent by the day. ...
- Let's Make The Season Of Giving PermanentMoral and social obligations exist year-round, and we should not be elevating them just to warm our hearts on a cold winter's night. ...
- We're Not Equipped To Deal With Social Media ContentAlgorithms cannot keep up with the volume of content we are sharing. So there's no way humans can -- or should. ...
- Of Course The Credit Card Is Sexist -- But It Doesn't Have To BeAlgorithms themselves aren't biased; they embody the biases of the system from whence they come. ...
- Is Social Media In Crisis Mode?Since messages are microtargeted to only those who want to hear them, lies and truth rarely ever come in contact on our social media platforms. ...
- Time To Apply The Same Standards To Politicians As We Do To KFCFacebook is driving the train on an ever-lengthening journey away from a shared set of facts. ...
- Uber Driver Proves Once Again That Uber Model SucksLooking more deeply into one Uber driver's account of his week -- and counting up exactly how much money he actually made. ...
- Finding The Limits Of Freedom Of SpeechEvery society has limits on free speech. Even in the U.S., that right won't help you if you're caught with child pornography on your computer. ...
- Unethical Leaders Falling Like DominoesIt started with Elizabeth Holmes: the straight-out-of-central-casting founder of Theranos whose vision to disrupt bloodwork was, in fact, too good to be true. ...
- Yes, Jobs Are Being Automated -- But A Robot Tax Won't HelpFor example, how does a robot tax help hotel employees displaced by Airbnb? ...
- Finding The Limits Of Freedom Of SpeechEvery society has limits on free speech. Even in the U.S., that right won't help you if you're caught with child pornography on your computer. ...
- Yes, It's Possible To Change Your Company Culture -- But Don't Expect It To Be EasyWhat does it take? An iron will, a total commitment, and a willingness to have courageous conversations, ...
- From IQ Tests To EugenicsDid you know that, in the state of California, it's illegal to administer an IQ test to a Black child? Here's why. ...
- Facebook's Libra, Calibra Are Terrible IdeasIn practice, if the cryptocurrency called Libra belongs to anyone, it's to Facebook. It also owns Calibra, a wallet that allows you to access Libra. ...
- Racism In Our Algorithms -- And In OurselvesOur algorithms should counter our biases, not amplify them. But that only happens if we're willing to acknowledge we have them. ...
- The Difference Between Free Speech And AmplificationPeople are entitled to freedom of expression. But surely private social media sites like Facebook don't have to amplify it? ...
- Not Much Between Us And DystopiaHuh? Conference attendees applaud ideas meant as pranks -- like VoteAuction.com, where voters can sell their vote directly to the highest bidder. ...
- Forget The Tech: It Comes Down To PeopleIf you want to understand the impact technology will have, you need to understand human behavior more than you need to understand technology. ...
- Uber's IPO Has No ClothesThere's no way I can cover all of Uber's misdeeds in this column -- but I'll try to provide some highlights. ...
- Social Media Foments Extremism, Governments Want To Stop ItWe could embed ID info into every video that gets uploaded, so taking down one version takes down all versions. We could build delays into livestreams until the user's account ...
- The Christchurch Call: Social Media's Role In Fomenting ExtremismA meeting of world leaders and tech execs, set for Paris in May, comes in response to the horrific terror attack that killed 50 people last month in New Zeal ...
- FTC Fine Teaches TikTok The Wrong LessonTikTok will pay the largest fine in COPPA history for illegally collecting personal information from children. It will change some practices - and them move on. ...
- How YouTube's Big Goal BackfiredA billion hours of video viewing per day? What could go wrong? Videos calling the Parkland shooting victims "crisis actors": listed on YouTube's trending page. ...
- Social Networks And The Drive Toward ExtremesTo keep us clicking, the ante needs to be continually raised; the dopamine hits need to keep coming. ...
- How To Use Social Media In Times Of Crisis -- And How Not ToChristchurch, New Zealand -- my home -- was attacked yesterday. Here's how social media failed -- and helped -- us. ...
- FTC Fine Teaches TikTok The Wrong LessonIf there's anything Facebook's history has shown us, it's that when you get to a certain size, you stop caring when the FTC hits you with fines. ...
- Finally, A Use Case For BlockchainShe is speaking into a microphone, wearing a red sleeveless dress and a dramatic necklace. But wait -- why does she look so much like Steve Buscemi? ...
- Fool Me Once, Shame On You. Fool Me 1,000 Times, You Must Be FacebookI'm done being surprised by Facebook's latest scandal(s) -- and done thinking there's a solution to the stranglehold Facebook has on our digital social lives. ...
- Your Klout Is Gone, Your Skorr Sucks: Why A Reputation Product Is RubbishI am not a fan of standalone reputation protocols -- even if they are decentralized and immutable. ...
