The dark value of uninformed consent
The Australian news media bargaining code is trying to solve the wrong problem. It's a Band-aid on an ulcer.
Australia vs Facebook & Google
This week, Nic and Seamus talk about the battle over digital ad revenues and the effort to demand Facebook and Google give money to the media industry.
Picking Your Battles
Facebook can be a place for good. It has those pockets all over its swampy landscape. Demanding it be better is more important when it’s urgent it gets on with the job of fixing runaway racism, conspiracies, and anti-scientific bloviation.
It's over before it begins
No time for a column today, but I do want to say I’m admitting defeat in my quest to truly delete myself from Facebook. I’ve had multiple occasions over the past week where I have had professional reasons to use the service. To not be able to report
Can Seamus really quit Facebook?
Nic hits Seamus with a surprise grilling about his intentions to make a permanent exit from Facebook. Can he genuinely follow through on his threats? What are
Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
How many straws can be the 'last' when it comes to staying on Facebook?
On Quitting Facebook
This week I decided enough was enough. The mental gymnastics around why I *must* stay on Facebook came to an end. I’m not exactly deleting Facebook, but I am done using it as a place to offer up my attention as a commodity. Instead, I will use it as
Facebook and Instagram add hidden modes to help you quit them
Feeling like you're on FB and the 'gram a little too much? Would you like to check your usage - and set limits to remind yourself to do something else now and
Blocking spoilers from your Facebook feed is officially in the works
Facebook recently announced a new addition to its line up of news feed filters to help you deal with the bane of our modern digital existence - having sports,
