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Re:Ask HN: Has anyone tried to debunk the myth that Facebook... by ben_jones on Saturday November 25, 2017 @04:30PM (#15778105)
I try to put my mind in the head of whoever at Facebook would be making this decision. Chief of marketing? Chief of Technology? Mark Zuckerberg himself? A product manager? Some director?

And I believe all of them in fact would be perfectly fine with it - if it somehow helped them hit their quarterly bonuses or user growth numbers.

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Re:Ask HN: Has anyone tried to debunk the myth that Facebook... by godelski on Saturday November 25, 2017 @04:53PM (#15778204)
My point is that I do not believe constantly listening would significantly improve their profit. I don't think they'd gain much information. And I'm sure they've discussed it.
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