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Ethan "no blue check before it was cool" Zuckerman
@EthanZ
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Oct 23, 2020
A very bad look for Facebook - https://wsj.com/articles/facebook-seeks-shutdown-of-nyu-research-project-into-political-ad-targeting-11603488533…. Understanding how political ads are targeted on FB is of public and academic interest. And recruiting volunteers to donate data is a responsible way to get this data. We need a safe harbor for researchers.
Facebook Seeks Shutdown of NYU Research Project Into Political Ad Targeting
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WSJ News Exclusive | Facebook Seeks Shutdown of NYU Research Project Into Political Ad Targeting
The company is demanding that a New York University research project cease collecting data about its political-ad-targeting practices, setting up a fight with academics seeking to study the platform...
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JSON Baumgartner
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What the hell? I was helping to work on that project with Laura. This is absurd!
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ShakiraOnSecurity
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Oct 24, 2020
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"Transparency for thee, not for me"