Technology

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Should We Really Break Up Facebook?

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Should We Really Break Up Facebook?

Almost 70% of adults in the United States used Facebook in 2018. Interestingly, Facebook does not charge any of its 2.45 billion active users for access to its platform, but instead generates revenue by collecting and analyzing personal data to sell targeted advertisements. This enormous user base is the foundation of the company’s dominance in the social-networking industry. Indeed, Facebook-owned companies account for 90% of all time spent on social-networking sites. As a result, nearly 84% of all online social advertisement spending is paid to Facebook.

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The Politicization of Social Media

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The Politicization of Social Media

Let’s face it: social media is political.

Based on a study by Pew Research Center, if you log onto your favorite social media site – Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, etc. – and scroll through your newsfeed for two to five minutes, there is a 93% chance you will see at least one political post.

And this raises one big question: Is it good or bad that social media is so political?

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Making Defendants Pay For Ankle Bracelets Is The Functional Equivalent of Cash Bail

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Making Defendants Pay For Ankle Bracelets Is The Functional Equivalent of Cash Bail

The United States criminal justice system currently holds “almost 2.3 million people.” Out of the 2.3 million people incarcerated, 612,100 are held in state jails. Out of those 612,000 inmates, 462,000 have not been convicted of any crime. Shockingly, only 24% of those being held in state jails have actually been convicted of a crime. Statistically, over “74% of people held by jails [have not been] convicted of any crime” and are being held in pre-trial detention.