How Facebook Tricked its Media Partners into Surveillance with the Like Button

Executive Summary Facebook designed a system to allow them to track Facebook users across websites. Facebook tricked its media partners with the media Like button. Introduction As Facebook faces a DOJ lawsuit for monopolistic behavior, what will happen is Facebook’s business model will be highlighted to more of a degree than before. Facebook has a…

How Facebook is Constantly Lying About its Surveillance of Users

Executive Summary A big part of Facebook is lying to its users about how it surveils users and manages its data. We cover Facebook’s lying around its surveillance. Introduction As Facebook faces a DOJ lawsuit for monopolistic behavior, what will happen is Facebook’s business model will be highlighted to more of a degree than before….

How The Closed Nature of Social Networks Like Facebook Reinforces their Monopoly Power

Executive Summary Social networks are often closed systems or semi-closed systems. Facebook has enforced a high degree of system closeness, which increases barriers to entry for competitors. Introduction As Facebook faces a DOJ lawsuit for monopolistic behavior, what will happen is Facebook’s business model will be highlighted to more of a degree than before. Facebook…

Was Facebook’s Monopoly Considered Less Monopolistic Because it Was Free?

Executive Summary Facebook’s business model is based on surveillance and lying to users about how their data is used. This article explains why this is the case. Introduction As Facebook faces a DOJ lawsuit for monopolistic behavior, what will happen is Facebook’s business model will be highlighted to more of a degree than before. Facebook…

How Facebook’s Entire Business Model is Based Upon Surveillance

Executive Summary Facebook’s business model is based on surveillance and lying to users about how their data is used. This article explains why this is the case. Introduction As Facebook faces a DOJ lawsuit for monopolistic behavior, what will happen is Facebook’s business model will be highlighted to more of a degree than before. The…

Why Facebook Needs to be Broken Up by the FTC

Executive Summary The US Government brought a lawsuit against Facebook for monopolistic behavior. We cover one of the only articles to provide an analysis of Facebook’s monopolistic behavior. Introduction Recently reading about the antitrust action against Facebook, I found what seemed to be the same articles that only repeated the claims made by the US…

Lean In: Just Not at Facebook: FaceBook’s Mass Hypocrisy on Workers and Discrimination

Executive Summary Facebook’s COO, Sheryl Sandberg, has made a big name for herself advocating for female leaders. However, Sandberg’s commitment to women’s careers is contradicted by her management of Facebook. Introduction Sheryl Sandberg is the COO of Facebook. She has been a major proponent of placing women into leadership positions. I will evaluate her proposals…

How Much Do SaaS & AI Companies Really Make from Constant Surveillance?

How Much Do SaaS & AI Companies Really Make from Constant Surveillance?

Executive Summary Surveilling users is the business model for many SaaS and AI companies. We cover what is little discussed, which is how much it is worth to them. Introduction AI proponents and stock followers of FAANG or Facebook Apple Amazon and Google continually promote how AI will leverage Big Data for insights and allow…