#BetterHumans
Research and content related to upgrading the human emotional operating system.
Collection by Chris Messina
Platformer
An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook's Battle for Domination, reviewed
12+ min · · Three ways of looking at a Facebook scandal · Shared by 13, including Casey Newton, Chris Messina
HYPEBEAST
Social Media Influencers Must Now Label Retouched Photos Under New Norwegian Law
2 min · · Sharing retouched photos without acknowledgment on platforms like TikTok and Instagram is now considered illegal. · Shared by 13, including Chris Messina, Matt Navarra, Antonio Vieira Santos, Klaus Eck
potential.app
iOS 15, Humane
4 min · · We believe technology should help us live well. It can and should be designed to help us be intentional, to do the things that truly matter. Yesterday, iOS 15 was introduced to the world. It's an… · Shared by 188, including Chris Messina, Konrad Weber, zeldman, Stef Walter, Clo Spaleniec
The Atlantic
The Blue Check Mark’s Evil Cousin
8 min · · On Clubhouse, a black badge was meant to identify trolls. It’s become an emblem of the app’s dysfunctional moderation system. · Shared by 49, including Luca Hammer, Jeff Atwood, TaylorLorenz.Substack.com, Bas Grasmayer, Mark Little, James Gingerich #B2B #Technology #Influencer, Matt Navarra, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Chris Messina, John Nosta, Mark Birch AWS Startup Advocate, Mark Kaigwa
The New York Times
Feeding Hate With Video: A Former Alt-Right YouTuber Explains His Methods
7 min · · Focus on conflict. Feed the algorithm. Make sure whatever you produce reinforces a narrative. Don’t worry if it is true. · Shared by 62, including Mark Little, George J Huba PhD, Forbes India, Zephyr Teachout, Antonio Vieira Santos, Helmi, Chris Messina, Cade Metz
platformabuse.org
platformabuse.org
· platformabuse.org is a knowledge source of technological harms and mitigations to guide safer product development. · Shared by 23, including James Young, Chris Messina, Stef Walter, Oscar MacDonald
about.instagram.com
Continuing to Make Instagram Safer for the Youngest Members of Our Community
5 min · · We’re sharing updates on new features and resources as part of our ongoing efforts keep our youngest community members safe. · Shared by 10, including Chris Messina
jilliancyork.com
Everything pundits are getting wrong about this current moment in content moderation: An ongoing list
3 min · · Since Twitter and Facebook banned Donald Trump and began “purging” QAnon conspiracists, a segment of the chattering class has been making all sorts of wild proclamations about this “precedent-setting”… · Shared by 42, including Tim Harford, Chris Messina, Luca Hammer, Rasmus Kleis Nielsen (offline, on parental leave), Mark Kaigwa, Thomas Pleil, Mathew Ingram, Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr
VANITY FAIR
“You Become Hostage to Their Worldview”: The Murky World of Moderation on Clubhouse, a Playground for the Elite
3 min · · The invite-only app, which has drawn attention for anti-Semitic speech and harassment issues, says it’s focused on making users feel safe. But due to its very nature, it has become a haven for the… · Shared by 58, including TaylorLorenz.Substack.com, John Nosta, Chris Messina, Matt Navarra, Mathew Ingram, Katja Evertz, hakan, Katie Benner, Dirk von Gehlen 🤷🏻♂️, Stephanie A Kowalski, R.NFT R “Ray” Wang 王瑞光 #1A #AI, Niddal, Michael Arrington 🏴☠️ 🛡️
The Verge
You're not going to read this
6 min · · Earlier this month, there was yet another lengthy public debate about Upworthy, the two-year-old publisher that has become one of the most popular sites on Facebook due to its knack for overselling... · Shared by 41, including Chris Messina, Christian Reiter, ⎝Stéphan Lam⎠💬, Esther Schindler, Carl Morris
Twitter
Additional steps we're taking ahead of the 2020 US Election
5 min · · We're announcing additional, significant product and enforcement updates that will increase context and encourage more thoughtful consideration before Tweets are amplified. · Shared by 49, including Brendan Nyhan (@Brendan.J.Nyhan on 🧵🧵🧵), Luca Hammer, Swizec Teller writing a book on software rewrites, Jane Manchun Wong, anildash.com, Renee DiResta, mdy, Chris Messina, Pete Skomoroch, Brian Stelter, Nolen Gertz, Tibor Martini 🇺🇦 @tibor@mastodon.social
UX Collective
A three-step framework for solving problems 🤔
11+ min · · Nothing is more certain to cause a project to fail than a misunderstanding of the problem you are solving. · Shared by 110, including Oscar MacDonald, Fabricio Teixeira, laugri, Massimiliano Aroffo, Stu Collett, Andy Budd, Niklaus Gerber, Stefan Weber, Chris Messina, 📁𝐦𝐫𝐯𝐧, designshard
Inc.
How to Fix the Tech Industry's Empathy Problem
2 min · · Tech executive and author Maëlle Gavet says anyone who sees kindness as a weakness is dead wrong--and has a few suggestions for companies to improve. · Shared by 22, including Aral Balkan, Chris Messina, Philanthropy News Digest, Real Marsha Wright®, Kelly Hungerford
The New York Times
Duterte Lashes Out at Facebook After It Takes Down Fake Accounts
5 min · · The Philippine leader, who harnessed the social network as he rose to power, is now making vague threats to shut it down. · Shared by 13, including Neeraj K Agrawal, Chris Messina
medium.com
What’s happening around the future of work: Drivers, trends, and opportunities
11+ min · · A snapchat of the future of work landscape, from an early-stage point of view. · Shared by 5, including Chris Messina
The Verge
What ‘The Social Dilemma’ misunderstands about social networks
10 min · · The world is more complicated than filmmakers want to believe. · Shared by 164, including Chris Messina, luis antónio santos, Casey Newton, David Raab, Nir Eyal, Kevin Roberts, Matthias Lampe, Matt Navarra, Kevin Marks 🏠kevinmarks.com xoxo.zone/@KevinMarks, Anthony Hamelle