Re:Facebook Australia allowed advertisers to target teens’ e...
by 5ilv3r on Monday May 01, 2017 @12:26PM
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That's not random, that's the algorithm. It might not show you anything if it decides you won't find that friend interesting.
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Re:Facebook Australia allowed advertisers to target teens’ e...
by AstralStorm on Tuesday May 02, 2017 @04:41AM
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Not that this is "what you decide is interesting". Which makes it much less useful, prone to social signalling and what is worse, actually less meaningful than more direct contact. Remember, it is mostly text, not even time of voice is carried in it. Even a picture is static.
Contrast with realtime voice and video. (Facebook has those features but they're nowhere near as utilized. And they definitely do boot show up in feeds.)