A força do Facebook em comunidades locais
Gisele Barão da Silva assina resenha sobre o artigo “Platform Civics: Facebook in the Local Information Infrastructure” (THORSON et al., 2020)
Facebook braces for showdown with world leaders after Trump ban
In India, the government passed rules to give itself a greater say over what's posted on social media. In Poland, lawmakers drafted proposals to stop Facebook and others from deleting potentially harmful posts or banning people who broke their community standards. In Brazil, Jair…
Campanha negativa no Facebook
Andressa Kniess indica os procedimentos e os principais resultados do artigo “Emotion, reason, and political attacks on Facebook: the use of rhetorical appeals in the 2014 Brazilian presidential race”, de Ícaro Joathan e Jamil Marques
Mensagens populistas geram maior engajamento nas redes sociais digitais? Os cenários austríaco e holandês
O pesquisador do PONTE, Deivison Santos, comenta texto de Hameleers e colegas (2020), que buscam compreender, entre outros pontos, em que medida políticos populistas são mais eficazes em mobilizar seus seguidores nas mídias digitais do que políticos tradicionais.
Artigo de pesquisadores do PONTE é publicado na Revista Opinião Pública
Pesquisa de Andressa Kniess e Jamil Marques investiga se, e de que forma, a Controladoria-Geral da União (CGU) aborda a ideia de transparência em seus perfis de redes sociais.
Can democracies stand up to Facebook? Ireland may have the answer
Democracies / Facebook Last month, the Irish data protection commissioner (DPC) sent Facebook a preliminary order ordering it to stop sending the data of its European users to the US. This was a big deal, because in order to comply…
União Europeia propõe nova regulação para big techs
União Europeia / Regulação A Comissão Europeia –braço executivo da União Europeia– apresentou nesta 3ª feira (15.dez.2020) duas propostas de regulação para as big techs no bloco: o DSA (Digital Services Act) e o DMA (Digital Market Act). Os projetos têm como alvo empresas…
The Big Tech hearings won’t lead to real change. That’s okay.
Big Tech / Real change On Wednesday, four of the most powerful men in the world will answer pointed questions from US lawmakers who have real concerns about the massive tech companies these men lead. The big, overriding theme of…
Right-wing media thrives on Facebook. Whether it rules is more complicated.
Right-wing media / Facebook A few years ago, New York Times columnist Kevin Roose decided he wanted to get a better look at what was happening on Facebook. Because Facebook does not offer much data about activity on its platform, Roose…
“Outright Lies”: Voting Misinformation Flourishes on Facebook
Voting Misinformation / Facebook On April 3, Terrence K. Williams, a politically conservative actor and comedian who’s been praised by President Donald Trump, assured his nearly 3 million followers on Facebook that Democrats would light ballots on fire or throw them away. Wearing…
