Tag: Facebook
On Friday, Rospotrebnadzor — Russia’s Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Welfare — put Facebook on its official blacklist, threatening to block access to the site by any Russian internet service provider if Facebook does not remove “illegal” content within 42 hours. As of this morning, Facebook complied, removed ads for the […]
The short student film “Noah” follows a teenager mid- and post-girlfriend drama in form of screen recordings of his internet activity. It’s smart. And depressing. Has POV like this been attempted before? Stalkerish Facebook behavior. Chats. Skypes. Porn. Exciting stuff. And then, a cathartic opus with a stranger on Chat Roulette at the end. Directed by […]
Remember when Facebook announced it would begin incorporating hashtags back in spring and everybody was like uh, okay? And we were like, how are hashtags going to work when so many people have their updates set to private, unlike on Twitter? Well. As it turns out, they don’t work. According to new data from the […]
There’s this thing called the internet. You may have heard of it. You’re on it right now. But two-thirds of the world doesn’t have access — and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has just launched Internet.org to bring the magic medium to those who lack it. Internet.org is a partnership between seven technology companies including Nokia, […]
I’m the guy in a lot of those photos above. There’s me in college, studying abroad in Trinidad; there’s me goofing off with my best friend in high school; there’s (lots and lots of) me and my girlfriend. It’s a little unsettling having all those tiny, relatively intimate moments up there, but if I’m sharing […]
A new study confirms what many already know to be true: spending time on Facebook really does make you sad. The research, conducted at the University of Michigan, found that looking at Facebook decreased users’ well-being and satisfaction with life, an effect that was exacerbated with longer durations spent on the site. Participants would receive […]
Facebook’s beloved photo censorship team strikes again. Recently, we were locked out for 24 hours and grounded for another 24 for posting paintings of screenshots of boobs in a piece from the F.A.T. Gold 5-Year Retrospective opening at Eyebeam Art+Technology Center. Looks like ArtLog has just joined the club. so @facebook threatened to kick out @artlog for […]
Bill Bratton, a former police commissioner of both the New York and Boston police departments will be launching his own “Faceboook-like” social network, designed specifically for police. It will allow “active law enforcement officers and professionals to find each other and share insights, observations and expertise.” Have cops grown tired of cruising for crime on social media and feel […]
Facebook Stories is a San Fransisco-based project that invites the internet to create something “extraordinary” from that treasure trove of unrelenting, banal social media over-sharing. Their latest project Beatmap uses data collected from song sharing apps that integrate with Facebook Open Graph to map out the ebb and flow of music popularity across our country. Inspired by “old-school graphic visualizers,” […]
This hot new Facebook “game” might be your last. With Social Roulette, you have 1 in 6 chance of getting your Facebook account deleted. The collaborative “game” by Kyle McDonald (shout out F.A.T. lab!), Jonas Lund (shout out Eyebeam!) and Jonas Jongejan functions like the traditional Russian Roulette would, without the gun. If your “chamber” is loaded, you will lose your precious […]
