In a highly debated Facebook post Mark Zuckerberg introduced upcoming changes to the Facebook algorithms. He wants to fix Facebook: no more fake news, no more engagement and click bait. Quality news and interactions, that should be the characteristics of the new Facebook. In the next week, and especially on 1 March, Diggit Magazine will look into the effects of these algorithmic changes for media, acitivits and the public sphere in general.
March first was #diggitday, on which we conducted an experiment regarding Facebook's guidelines for publishers. This is a critical research report of our findings.
Professor Odile Heynders (Tilburg University) discusses the changes in the public sphere due to digitalization and our responsibilities as individuals
Vero is social media's new kid on the block, and it announces an ad free environment. Diggit Magazine subjects its promises and claims to critical scrutiny.
Diggit Magazine caught up with Piia Varis (Tilburg University) to discuss the current state of the web and the impact of Facebook.
Big Data will affect our relationships, leisure time activities, career choices and shopping habits.
Facebook's new algorithm give users a better experience, but actually creating an even more restricted bubble. The 'public' in 'public intellectual' could better be changed to 'bubble'.
Folha de Sao Paulo decides to stop posting on Facebook after the guideline change in order to stop the proliferation of fake news, but is this decision really what is best for the country's fragile democratic situation?
A critical essay on the merits and shortcomings of social media and the Pavlovian design of Facebook
Zuckerberg’s New Year resolutions to 'fix Facebook' are bad news for anyone who cares about the diversity in the field of media and democracy in general.
