Did “sinister” emotional manipulation by the data analytics company, Cambridge Analytica, decide the U.S. election? History suggests otherwise. Fonte: Nieman Lab Link: http://www.niemanlab.org/2017/05/cambridge-analytica-trump-and-the-new-old-fear-of-manipulating-the-masses/

In the early years of the internet, it was revolutionary to have a world of information just a click away from anyone, anywhere, anytime. Many hoped this inherently democratic technology could lead to better-informed citizens more easily participating in debate, elections and public discourse. Fonte: The Conversation Link: http://theconversation.com/fake-news-echo-chambers-and-filter-bubbles-underresearched-and-overhyped-76688

Facebook is fast approaching the point at which it will be used regularly by a third of the planet. In its results for the first quarter of 2017, the company said it had 1.94 billion monthly active users -- 17% more than a year earlier. Fonte:  World Economic Forum Link: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/05/facebook-is-about-to-hit-2-billion-users-here-s-a-closer-look-at-the-rise-of-the-social-giant?utm_content=buffera36b0&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Karen Bradley MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport recently launched the Government Digital Strategy, which aims to ‘create an economy which is resilient to change and fit for the future’, as the UK prepares to exit the European Union.  Bradley addressed two key themes in her speech at the Strategy’s launch; one being the need to get the digital economy on…

When I walk into a grocery store, I have to walk past the veggie aisle to get to the processed foods section. I might not always make the healthiest choices, but I am consciously aware that there is a choice. Fonte: The Startup Link: https://medium.com/swlh/social-media-is-the-new-refined-sugar-dd7e04953ffa