Facebook has been, in large part, immune to backlash ... Congress, the EU, and more have all failed to put a real dent in Facebook's policies. Recently, however, advertisers are leaving Facebook in droves. After 3 days, over 800 companies boycotted Facebook - including Verizon, Coca-Cola, Adidas, and more.
The reason is Facebook's free speech policies, which allow "hate groups" to thrive on the platform. We'll see how long the boycott lasts, or whether it spurs change.
Here are some of the posts that caught my eye recently. Hope you find something interesting.
- The Hard Truth of Poker and Life: You're Never Due' for Good Cards. (FiveThirtyEight)
- The Surprising Reason People Change Their Minds. (BBC)
- A North Korean Defector's Tale Shows Rotting Military. (Wall Street Journal)
- NFLPA Votes to Skip the Entire 2020 Preseason. (LW)
- This is How Old Your Dog Really is in Human Years, and It's Not Age Times 7. (FastCompany)
- Dalio Says Capital Markets are Not Free as Central Banks Drive Economy. (CoinTelegraph)
- Our Fragile 40-Years-Old Banking Infrastructure Can Only Be Saved with AI. (TheNextWeb)
- The Social Consequences of Zero Interest Rates. (Mises)
- 'We May Have a Blow-up': Famed Investor Jim Rogers Explains How Central Bank 'Madness' Has the Stock Market Hurtling Towards Another Crash. (Insider)
- Black Swan' Author Says If Investors Don't Use a Tail Hedge,' He Recommends Not Being in the Market'We're Facing a Huge Amount of Uncertainty. (MarketWatch)
