https://artfulenigma.com/tags/facebook/ Recent content in facebook on aRtFuL eNiGmA https://artfulenigma.com/%3Clink%20or%20path%20of%20image%20for%20opengraph,%20twitter-cards%3E https://artfulenigma.com/%3Clink%20or%20path%20of%20image%20for%20opengraph,%20twitter-cards%3E Hugo -- gohugo.io Thu, 30 Jul 2020 11:30:03 +0000 https://artfulenigma.com/articles/antitrust-tech-giants-face-congress/ Thu, 30 Jul 2020 11:30:03 +0000 https://artfulenigma.com/articles/antitrust-tech-giants-face-congress/ Tech giants: Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon were questioned by a US Congress subcommittee yesterday on issues relating to antitrust, and the suggestion they hold too much power. For nearly six hours, congress confronted the CEOs about whether they wielded their market power to eliminate competitors and amass huge data on their customers. Indeed, congressman David Cicilline summarised the hearing by suggesting: Simply put, they have too much power. The firms have monopoly power, some need to be broken up, all need to be properly regulated and held accountable – David Cicilline However, according to Forbes , while the hearing may reflect the public’s (America) general concern regarding antitrust, and big tech’s increasing power, many are torn if, or how, the government should take action. https://artfulenigma.com/articles/minfckinsidecambridgeanalyticasplottobreaktheworld/ Tue, 30 Jun 2020 22:31:54 +0100 https://artfulenigma.com/articles/minfckinsidecambridgeanalyticasplottobreaktheworld/ Introduction It seems an appropriate week to be talking about social media. Many advertisers and sponsors have suspended advertising on Facebook, and some big names have left twitter (they were banned to be fair) moving to it’s “anything goes” rival paler. What better week to share a review of Christopher Wylie’s book: Mindf*ck: Inside Cambridge Analytica’s Plot to Break the World. Last week as I sat down to write a review I came across a great video on YouTube by Dan White , who kindly offered to share his review with subscribers of my mailing list (join the list to hear everything first).