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Facebook Deep-Sixes User Voting
Facebook’s site-wide user governance vote came to a close on Monday, and with it the ability for users to vote on any major changes to the social network. A third of Facebook’s billion-plus user base was required to weigh in to keep user voting in play, but as I noted earlier, that was unlikely to happen. Just over 650,000 users voted, less than one half of one percent of Facebook’s total user base. Facebook will also migrate Instagram’s servers over to Facebook’s own infrastructure as a result of the vote.
A Primer on Facebook Privacy Changes: In Which Your Vote Probably Won’t Change Anything
Global direct Democracy! Great in theory, ineffectual in practice.
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Facebook Moving Away From Voting Scheme
A Facebook experiment in democracy is fading.Despite Lawsuit and Numerous Glitches, New Jersey Voted, but It Wasn’t Pretty
Judged by the voters to have been a big mess, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he’s satisfied with how the state’s impromptu experiment e-voting went.
New Jersey Gives Its E-Voters — and Voting Officials — More Time
Now e-voting won’t officially end in New Jersey until Friday. Can someone say polling place?
Yep, There Have Been Problems With Email Voting in New Jersey
The day is still young. Expect a long night in America’s 11th most populous state.
If You Want to Stay out of Jail, Don’t Instagram Your Ballot
In some states, there’s good reason to leave the smartphone at home — or at least in your pocket.
After Sandy, New Jersey Becomes an Unwilling Test Case for Internet Voting
Technical issues aside, voting is by and large conducted on the honor system. Who says it can’t work via email and fax?
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America’s Town Hall Moves Online
Today, government in some places is using social media to register voters, but soon we may see actual voting via Facebook, and the opportunity to become a truly digital democracy.