Plenty of caveats here that allow Facebook to continue doing what it wants without explanation.
Source: Facebook has banned deepfakes. Sort of. – MIT Technology Review
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you can’t have drug users without drug sellers
feel it
Companies are giving retail/service workers more “wellness” benefits, in some cases to fend off unionization efforts and almost always to get positive stories written about them.
Source: U-Haul’s Nicotine Policy and the Harms of Workplace Wellness – The Atlantic
us / them
The number of layoffs rose in 2019 due in large part to corporate bankruptcies, which were the highest they’ve been in a decade. When that happens, those at the top get golden parachutes and those at the bottom have their healthcare revoked.
Source: The economic divide between the two Americas is growing – Axios
out of reach
Consider that most service industry workers make far less than the $28.29/hour cited in the story, stock ownership is something most people can’t even fathom.
Source: It now costs the average worker a record 114 hours’ pay to buy the S&P 500 – MarketWatch
keep quiet if you want to keep working here
We don’t talk enough about the pressure workers are under to remain silent on important issues because speaking out could cost them their jobs.
Source: Amazon Threatened to Fire Workers Who Spoke Out About the Company’s Carbon Footprint – VICE
#nogrowth
Instagram user growth is slowing, which means Facebook is going to double down on squeezing every possible ad unit into people’s feed in the coming year.
Source: eMarketer Instagram User Forecast Estimates Q4 2019 – eMarketer Trends, Forecasts & Statistics
the forgotten bailout
Not that I don’t support farmers, but apparently it’s not “socialism” if it’s the redistribution of public funds to people you like and who presumably like you.
Source: Farmers Got Billions From Taxpayers In 2019, And Hardly Anyone Objected : The Salt : NPR
we’re all streaming now
This is unsurprising.
Source: Music Streaming Soared From 7% to 80% of U.S. Market in the 2010s – Variety
binge vs moderation
it does seem that Netflix may have to make some alterations to its release strategy, even if it’s just to not apply the same model to every title.
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