The Facebook Algorithm Mom Problem

Hello and welcome to this new issue! Your monthly dose of all things about Facebook. Let’s get straight to the links this month.

## In the News

Date | Article
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2017-07-31 | [Facebook fights to stop laws on facial recognition](http://www.thedailybeast.com/how-facebook-fights-to-stop-laws-on-facial-recognition)
2017-07-28 | [Study shows that Facebook dark ads could swing an election](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2142072-first-proof-that-facebook-dark-ads-could-swing-an-election)
2017-07-27 | [Study shows how Facebook’s free internet service has failed its users](https://advox.globalvoices.org/2017/07/27/can-facebook-connect-the-next-billion/)
2017-07-24 | [EU increases pressure on Facebook, Google and Twitter over user terms](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-socialmedia-eu-consumers-idUSKBN1A92D4)
2017-07-24 | [Facebook worker living in garage to Zuckerberg: challenges are right outside your door](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jul/24/facebook-cafeteria-workers-wages-zuckerberg-challenges)
2017-07-21 | [Facebook blow massive amounts lobbying Trump administration. In first half of 2017, Facebook spent $5.48 million.](https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/07/21/tech_giants_reveal_massive_lobbying_spend/)
2017-07-19 | [Instagram tops cyber-bullying study](http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-40643904)
2017-07-19 | [European Court of Justice hears consumer collective action case against Facebook](https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/facebook-ireland-fights-max-schrems-over-class-action-suit-1.3160137)
2017-07-14 | [Facebook will start showing ads inside Marketplace, its Craigslist-style section for browsing used goods](https://www.recode.net/2017/7/14/15969286/facebook-marketplace-ads-test-craigslist)
2017-07-11 | [Facebook to Show Ads on Messenger to Bolster Revenue Growth](https://techcrunch.com/2017/07/11/facebook-messenger-display-ads/)
2017-07-07 | [I kinda hacked a few Facebook accounts using a vulnerability they won’t fix](https://medium.com/@jkmartindale/i-kinda-hacked-a-few-facebook-accounts-using-a-vulnerability-they-wont-fix-2f5669794f79)
2017-07-07 | [WhatsApp score low on new “Who Has Your Back?” list by EFF](https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/07/comcast-att-whatsapp-all-score-low-on-new-who-has-your-back-list/)
2017-07-06 | [Facebook community standards under scrutiny as out and proud ‘dykes’ banned](http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-06/facebook-banning-algorithims-block-lesbians-from-using-dyke/8676284)
2017-07-03 | [Facebook investigated by Germany’s Federal Cartel Office over claims it ‘extorts’ personal data from users](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/facebook-germany-cartel-office-personal-data-user-accounts-extorts-antitrust-eu-social-media-network-a7820331.html)
2017-07-03 | [Facebook beats privacy lawsuit in U.S. over user tracking](http://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-decision-idUSKBN19O1Q4)

See chronological compilation from 2007-2016 [here](https://np.reddit.com/r/AntiFacebook/wiki/index). **One of the most popular posts on reddit**: [r/bestof with 12.9k points](https://www.reddit.com/r/bestof/comments/5lehx7/ufantastic_comment_compiles_a_list_of_horrible/) and [r/StallmanWasRight with 4132 points](https://www.reddit.com/r/StallmanWasRight/comments/5lauzk/facebook_2016_year_in_review/)

You can also read the past editions of [our newsletter](https://www.reddit.com/search?q=subreddit%3Aantifacebook+flair_text%3Anewsletter&sort=new&restrict_sr=&t=all)

## Great Articles (Editor Picks)

– [10 reasons to think WhatsApp sucks](https://fiss.me/2017/07/06/10-reasons-why-whatsapp-sucks)
– [Why I left Facebook](https://www.blakewatson.com/journal/why-i-left-facebook/) – [[HN discussion]](http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14716368)
– [The Facebook Algorithm Mom Problem](http://boffosocko.com/2017/07/11/the-facebook-algorithm-mom-problem/) – [[HN discussion]](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14752392)
– [Why Facebook’s Authentication Model is Inadequate](https://nadim.computer/2017/05/27/facebook-authentication.html) – [[HN discussion]](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14803434)
– [Facebook is dangerous for Democracy – here’s why](http://mashable.com/2017/07/17/facebook-social-media-dangerous-for-democracy/)
– [Social Media Is The New Smoking](https://theroamingmind.com/2017/03/06/social-media-is-the-new-smoking/) – [[HN discussion]](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14851057)

## Media

– [“Deleting Facebook and Instagram” – Lunduke Hour (July 4, 2017)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEyvbgm_jBU)

## Guides & Tutorials

– [Facebook Is Tracking You! Here’s How to Stop It](http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/facebook-tracking-stop/)

## On Reddit

– [r/assholedesign – Facebook just served me an ad inside of a private chat based on info in that convo](https://np.reddit.com/r/assholedesign/comments/6oi7n1/facebook_just_served_me_an_ad_inside_of_a_private/)
– [r/assholedesign – Asshole Facebook wont let you view messages on mobile without downloading their shitty, data-mining app.](https://np.reddit.com/r/assholedesign/comments/6o6jic/asshole_facebook_wont_let_you_view_messages_on/)
– [r/StallmanWasRight – So this happened today](https://np.reddit.com/r/StallmanWasRight/comments/6ohysk/so_this_happened_today/)

#### Check the [collection of videos about the problems of Facebook](https://np.reddit.com/r/AntiFacebook/wiki/videos) and the recent documentaries:

– **ABC Four Corners [Facebook: Cracking the code](http://thoughtmaybe.com/facebook-cracking-the-code/)** ([r/documentaries thread](https://np.reddit.com/r/Documentaries/comments/68d6lj/facebook_cracking_the_code_2017_how_facebook/))
– **BBC Panorama What Facebook Knows About You** ([r/unitedkingdom thread](https://np.reddit.com/r/unitedkingdom/comments/6a41ad/bbc_panorama_what_facebook_knows_about_you/))

#### Don’t miss the excellent documentary **[Facebookistan](http://www.facebookistan.org/)** available on [Vimeo](https://vimeo.com/146388291) (password: facebookistan )