Mike Adams: Facebook deletes 120,000-member group where people posted stories of alleged negative COVID-19 vaccine side effects

Facebook deletes 120,000-member group where people posted stories of alleged adverse vaccine reactions Facebook has removed a popular, rapidly growing group where members would post stories about alleged negative COVID-19 vaccine side effects. The group, “COVID19 VACCINE VICTIMS AND FAMILIES,” had over 120,000 followers when it was shut down and had been gaining more than …

Stephen E. Arnold: Facebook and Microsoft: Communing with the Spirit of Security

Two apparently unrelated actions by bad actors. Two paragons of user security. Two. Count ‘em. The first incident is summarized in “Huge Facebook Leak That Contains Information about 500 Million People Came from Abuse of Contacts Tool, Company Says.” The main point is that flawed software and bad actors were responsible. But 500 million. Where …

Stephen E. Arnold: Facebook Algorithms Can Kill You . . .

Facebook Algorithms: Pernicious, Careless, Indifferent, or No Big Deal? What is good for the social media platform is not necessarily good for its users. Or society. The Startup examines the “Facebook AI Algorithm: One of the Most Destructive Technologies Ever Invented.” Facebook’s AI is marketed as a way to give users more of what they …