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Facebook renamed itself Meta in 2021, but the year was more notable for revelations about the company’s bad behavior. AP Photo/Tony Avelar

Facebook became Meta – and the company’s dangerous behavior came into sharp focus in 2021: 4 essential reads

Eric Smalley, The Conversation

Meta felt the heat in 2021 as whistleblower revelations, congressional ire and demands for data knocked the company back on its heels. Here’s a look at research into the problems Meta poses for society.
Perusahaan Mark Zuckerberg mengatakan semua baik-baik saja, tetapi data yang disajikan hanya tentang bagaimana rata-rata pengguna media sosial. AP Photo/Eric Risberg

Ribuan orang rentan yang dirugikan oleh Facebook dan Instagram tidak tampak dalam data Meta

Joseph Bak-Coleman, University of Washington

Penelitian dari Meta dan beberapa ilmuwan tidak menunjukkan bahaya media sosial, tetapi penelitian lain dan kesaksian pelapor menunjukkan sebaliknya. Walau tampak kontradiktif, keduanya bisa benar.
Mark Zuckerberg’s company says the kids are all right, but the data it presents is only about how the average social media user is doing. AP Photo/Eric Risberg

The thousands of vulnerable people harmed by Facebook and Instagram are lost in Meta’s ‘average user’ data

Joseph Bak-Coleman, University of Washington

Research from Meta and some scientists shows no harm from social media, but other research and whistleblower testimony show otherwise. Seemingly contradictory, both can be right.

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