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Politics

Tech is increasingly impacting politics; it is only a matter of time before politics starts impacting tech.

  • Fake News

    Facebook is under fire for fake news and filter bubbles; they are a problem, but most of the proposed solutions are far worse.

  • Snapchat Spectacles “Launch”, Facebook’s Real Problem

    Recent news about Snapchat (Spectacles) and Facebook (its effect on elections) couldn’t be more different; that’s why they are, in fact, related.

  • Donald Trump is the President-Elect, Tech Under Trump, The Big Picture

    Donald Trump is the president-elect, and the temptation is to reduce his success to black-and-white issues. That would be a mistake for the tech industry in particular.

  • Follow-up: Governments’ Focus, Elizabeth Warren’s Speech on Competition, Facebook Changes the News Feed

    One more follow-up to Tuesday’s Weekly Article, then why I don’t necessarily disagree with calls to regulate big platform players. Then, Facebook has changed the news feed, and while there will be an impact on media companies, the bigger news is what this says about Facebook.

  • The Brexit Possibility

    Brexit’s downsides are clear; might tech help realize upsides in building something new based on a new world order?

  • Google v Oracle, Round 3; FTC Re-Opening Google Search Investigation?; Facebook and Filter Bubbles

    Google v Oracle Round 3 kicked off this week, and the stakes are high. We need a legislative solution that probably isn’t coming. Then, the FTC may be investigating Google again, but it’s hard to see their conclusion changing; and why Facebook’s study about polarization didn’t exonerate the News Feed algorithm

  • Defending Facebook, Amazon Video Direct

    The actual details of the Facebook Trending News scandal probably don’t warrant the outrage; what is more interesting is how Facebook found itself in hot water. Then, Amazon Video Direct is very interesting, but not because it’s going to be a YouTube competitor anytime soon.

  • The Real Problem With Facebook and the News

    Facebook is receiving a lot of criticism for allegedly interfering with conservative topics when it comes to “Trending News”. In fact, though, the polarization reinforced by an engagement-driven feed is a much bigger concern.

  • Voters Decide Follow-up, Slack Raising Money, Quitting Slack

    Follow up on my article about Aggregation Theory and politics, and then a discussion of the import of Slack’s latest fundraising and why “Quitting Slack” stories aren’t representative.

  • The Voters Decide

    An apolitical analysis of what is happening in U.S. politics through the lens of Aggregation Theory