Re:Facebook blocks links to B.S. Detector, fake news warning...
by rinze on Friday December 02, 2016 @05:13PM
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> The problem is simply that the algorithm is optimizing for the wrong thing, which is causing harm.
It's optimizing for the right thing, if you are Facebook: it's giving you more and more content you feel comfortable with, so you spend more time on the site and they can sell more ad space.
It's optimizing for the right thing, if you are Facebook: it's giving you more and more content you feel comfortable with, so you spend more time on the site and they can sell more ad space.