10+ Best Articles on Facebook
The most useful articles on facebook from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.
Top 5 Facebook Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved on facebook by Refind users in 2023 so far.
- Revealed: the Facebook loophole that lets world leaders deceive and harass their citizens
- Apple broke Facebook’s ad machine. Who’s going to fix it?
- Why (almost) everything reported about the Cambridge Analytica Facebook ‘hacking’ controversy is wrong
- People are talking about Web3. Is it the Internet of the future or just a buzzword?
- Facebook Employees Feel Betrayed By Company Leadership
Videos
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ADL International Leadership Award Presented to Sacha Baron Cohen at Never Is Now 2019
https://www.adl.org/news/article/sacha-baron-cohens-keynote-address-at-adls-2019-never-is-now-summit-on-anti-semitism copyright © 2019 ADL
How to ...?
How to delete what Facebook knows about your life outside of Facebook
The "Off-Facebook Activity" tool lets you see — and somewhat control — what other sites and apps tell Facebook about you
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles on facebook—all under 10 minutes.
Apple broke Facebook’s ad machine. Who’s going to fix it?
Apple made your phone more private — and created a huge problem for Mark Zuckerberg.
The inside story of how Facebook designed the like button—and made social media into a popularity contest
In terms of sheer impact, the like button was one of the most successful pieces of code ever shipped. But when you examine the quality of that impact, its flaws become glaring.
Fire Mark Zuckerberg
When Mark Zuckerberg announced in October 2021 that Facebook would now be known as “Meta,” many people fell for several astonishingly obvious lies. As I said: Zuckerberg has absolutely no clue what he…
People are talking about Web3. Is it the Internet of the future or just a buzzword?
In the Web3 vision of the internet's future, tech giants like Facebook and Google aren't as critical. The internet instead is a peer-to-peer experience built on what's known as the blockchain.
«"It's a promised future internet that fixes all the things people don't like about the current internet, even when it's contradictory."»
Revealed: the Facebook loophole that lets world leaders deceive and harass their citizens
A Guardian investigation exposes the breadth of state-backed manipulation of the platform
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles on facebook.
Facebook Employees Feel Betrayed By Company Leadership
As the US heads towards a crucial and contentious presidential election, the world's largest social network is facing an unprecedented cultural crisis.
The TikTok War
How TikTok exposed Facebook’s blindspot, thanks to its Chinese roots, and why those Chinese roots make TikTok a genuine concern.
Why (almost) everything reported about the Cambridge Analytica Facebook ‘hacking’ controversy is wrong
A summary of the technical info you need to know in order to properly understand the Cambridge Analytica story.
Trump Disputing Election A Worry For Facebook Employees
Facebook employees collected evidence showing the company is giving right-wing pages preferential treatment when it comes to misinformation. And they’re worried about how the company will handle the…
Spies, Lies, and Stonewalling: What It’s Like to Report on Facebook
One day in July 2016, Casey Newton, a tech reporter for The Verge, sat down at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park for the biggest interview of his career. Across from him was Mark Zuckerberg. With…
Publications
We monitor hundreds of publications, blogs, newsletters, and news sources in Facebook, including:
Stratechery
Free Articles from http://stratechery.com. For Daily Updates, follow @StratecheryMO. For the author, follow @benthompson.
Ed Zitron
CEO @EZPR. British. writer @thisisinsider - Top 50 @bitech tech PR 4x - http://ez.substack.com - 2x Author - public relations
Nieman Lab
We are the Nieman Journalism Lab, part of @niemanfdn at Harvard. We're trying to figure out the future of news.
Visual Capitalist
Data-driven visual content focused on global trends, investing, technology, and the economy.
Channel 4
Channel 4 Altogether Different since 1982. Difference starts conversations, it makes us laugh, makes us feel. It triggers change.
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