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Advertisers are not leaving Facebook any time soon
by
Kai Ryssdal
Apr 24, 2018
Ads and consumer data are Facebook’s financial lifeblood. Yet, after all of the recent controversies and #deletefacebook campaigns, are advertisers concerned that users will abandon the platform for greener — and more reputable — pastures? “At the end of the day, there’s no change,” said Sandra Upson, senior editor at Wired magazine. She reported on […]
Could a fee-based model work for Facebook?
by
Andy Uhler
Apr 9, 2018
Facebook data on tens of millions of Americans ended up with a third party analytics firm, Cambridge Analytica. Lawmakers and privacy advocates have urged substantial changes to make sure no such breach occurs again. One alternative model would be having users pay for the use of social media sites so that the sites are not […]
What we don’t know about social media may hurt us
by
Erika Beras
Apr 2, 2018
Lots of Facebook users have no real idea what happens to the data they share online.
How a 109-year-old company keeps up with changes in advertising
by
Eliza Mills
Mar 30, 2018
Dairy company Tillamook is more than 100 years old. How has their ad strategy changed?
Facebook plans to end partnerships with data brokers
Mar 29, 2018
Facebook knows a lot about its users — their searches, their likes, even their chat history. But data brokers have information Facebook doesn’t. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
Why Facebook thinks you know these random people
by
Molly Wood
, Stephanie Hughes
and Shaheen Ainpour
Mar 28, 2018
The social media platform is tracking more about your acquaintances than you might realize.
How businesses use your Facebook data
by
Kimberly Adams
and Eliza Mills
Mar 23, 2018
The platform's data is a treasure trove for companies.
For public good, not for profit.
Quitting Facebook might be harder than you think
by
Molly Wood
, Stephanie Hughes
and Shaheen Ainpour
Mar 23, 2018
Many Facebook users are deleting their accounts, but that may be hard for others.
Facebook and other tech stocks plunge as U.S. indexes skid
Mar 19, 2018
NEW YORK (AP) – A sharp loss for Facebook is dragging technology companies lower Monday as U.S. stock indexes skid. The social media company is facing new criticism related to privacy issues following reports that a data mining firm working for the Trump campaign improperly obtained and then kept data on tens of millions of […]
How social media bots can amplify fake news
by
Molly Wood
, Stephanie Hughes
and Shaheen Ainpour
Feb 27, 2018
The disinformation war is being waged online, but who's behind it?