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Is Facebook’s Push for Immigration Reform More Sinister Than It Seems?
by Seth Freed Wessler on May 1 2013, 2:11PM
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg recently started a group to back immigration reform. But his real goal may be to secure a source of low-wage workers for businesses like his.
Topics: Immigration Reform, /NOW Blog
NYPD Using Facial Recognition Software on Facebook and Instagram Photos
by Jorge Rivas on March 29 2013, 1:13PM
The New York Police Department is using facial recognition technology to match photos of suspects with images in online databases like Facebook and Instagram.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
Zimmerman Defense Turns To Trayvon Martin’s Facebook, School Records
by Jorge Rivas on October 19 2012, 10:05AM
O’Mara said he wants to see school records from two high schools and a middle school, alongside archives of Martin’s activity on Twitter and Facebook.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
It’s a Big Day for Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook — and Hoodies Across America
by Jamilah King on May 18 2012, 12:39PM
If you’re white.
Topics: /NOW Blog
Facebook Adds ‘Ethnic’ Tab to its Ad-Buying Platform; Latinos First Group Targeted
by Jorge Rivas on February 22 2012, 10:00AM
This marks the first time Facebook has allowed marketers a direct means of targeting ethnic groups.
Rihanna Becomes Most Popular Woman on Facebook
by Jorge Rivas on July 19 2011, 11:21AM
Rihanna becomes the most popular social media star of color in the world.
Topics: Arts & Culture, Media
Government Snoops Use Facebook. The Only Question is, for What?
by Seth Freed Wessler on October 19 2010, 10:47AM
A watchdog’s suit is jarring open the once hidden, unregulated world of online surveillance.
Topics: Criminal Justice
Readers React: Tackling Facebook’s Racism (On Facebook)
by Channing Kennedy on August 6 2010, 7:21PM
A round-up of some of this week’s best reader-lead conversations.
Topics: Technology
Facebook Can Predict Your Ethnicity
by Jamilah King on August 4 2010, 4:28PM
They’re crunching data to figure out a “Washington” surname probably means you’re black—so they can sell you and your friends stuff based on it.
Topics: Technology
Not White Enough? There’s a Facebook App for That!
by Daisy Hernandez on July 13 2010, 3:23PM
Vaseline markets digital whitening to Indian men.
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Will You Be Our Facebook Friend?
by Kai Wright on June 25 2010, 12:01AM
Join and we’ll help you show off how smart and well-read you are.
Topics: Kai Wright
1,000,000 FaceBook Users Support Humiliating Welfare Recipients
by Jorge Rivas on May 10 2010, 3:56PM
The Facebook fan page “Betty White to Host SNL (please?)!,” which was launched in December 2009, garnered more than 500,000 fans. Its goal, to pressure Saturday Night Live producers to let Golden Girls star Betty White host the show, became…
Topics: Technology
by Leticia Miranda on March 15 2010, 12:00PM
Efrén Paredes Jr. has been serving a life sentence without parole since he was a teenager. Now, he and his community take his case online.
Topics: Criminal Justice
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