User Advocacy and Social Media Reform
Jon Morgan I’ve been quiet on the site and all of the other platforms because I’ve been going through a job change. My new position deals heavily with marketing, so I went ahead and started a brand-new account on Facebook. It still tears me up inside thinking that all of those photos and memories that I posted … Read more
Today, one of the stories featured on NPR’s All Things Considered addressed the account issues that Facebook users are experiencing. The story, which has an accompanying written version, exposed the experiences of several Facebook users who had discovered that their accounts had been hacked, and struggled to get in contact with the company’s user support … Read more
The core problem with the Facebook platform really has to do with its automated moderation and lack of user support. It would be ideal to solve both of these issues, but if they could fix at least one it would still be an improvement. Facebook’s AI has been tasked with detecting violations of the platform’s … Read more
On this Wednesday, August 18, I am going to be holding the first of what I hope will be a series of weekly video chats during which anybody who wants to discuss the problems with Facebook can join in. My goal will be to go live for about 30 minutes during which I’ll give some … Read more
A comment posted by /u/1980XS1100 on Facebook in response to a post which was meant to be a joke has been flagged. When the user appealed, Facebook rejected the appeal. The user’s response was, “You sent a motor to the scraps??? You animal.” This is one of many stories that have been shared by Facebook … Read more
“I’m trying to create Facebook account, but it’s immediately disabled for ‘violating community standards,’” writes u/hasfrsdges on /r/facebook. “Even though literally the only thing I’ve done is create the account.” The user goes on to explain that they have had two Facebook accounts in the past, one was deleted in 2010, and another that they … Read more
Tonight as I was thinking about my current predicament with Facebook, I was reminded of an episode of “Gilligan’s Island” where Gilligan becomes the group’s lawman, but he follows the law so rigidly that he ends up jailing everybody for random violations. Finally, everybody is in jail except for him, and of course he ends … Read more
Check out the premiere episode of a new podcast called “Castaway.” In this episode, I’ll share some of my thoughts about Facebook and talk about my own story. In future episodes, I hope to include more hosts, special guests, and incorporate interaction with a live audience.
Last week, I participated in an interview with a tech reporter from NPR who has been researching the stories behind the Facebook account issues that a lot of people have experienced. One of my goals when I started writing about my experiences with Facebook on my Gazerbeam.com website was to share the human side of … Read more
Social media sites, such as Twitter, Facebook, and others, all grew in popularity because of their innovation, convenience, and “fun” factor. Facebook, specifically, took the concept of the blog and somehow made it smaller. Instead of sharing a long string of thoughts, you were sharing a single thought or idea. People weren’t thinking about the … Read more