Facebook User Growth, Time Spent Fall on News Feed Changes

Re:Facebook User Growth, Time Spent Fall on News Feed Changes by danudey on Wednesday January 31, 2018 @06:50PM (#16278648)

There was an article that I can't find for the life of me about how someone suffering with depression had killed himself, and it was only a long time afterwards that any friends friends knew because Facebook hadn't been showing his posts.

IIRC they looked through his feed and there had been basically cries for help, but no one had seem them because Facebook was prioritizing engagement and not personal content.

How many other people are trying to reach out on Facebook, thinking that no one cares, when the reality is that no one even sees?

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Re:Facebook User Growth, Time Spent Fall on News Feed Changes by DashRattlesnake on Wednesday January 31, 2018 @10:18PM (#16279430)

> someone suffering with depression had killed himself, and it was only a long time afterwards that any friends friends knew because Facebook hadn't been showing his posts.

> IIRC they looked through his feed and there had been basically cries for help, but no one had seem them because Facebook was prioritizing engagement and not personal content.

Don't worry! Facebook is working on an AI to detect such posts and refer the suicidal users to help! No need to bring his friends down with his negativity and decrease their engagement! /s

I wish I was joking: https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/28/16709224/facebook-suicid.... Social networks like Facebook have contributed to a big rise in depression, but instead of course correcting, we get buzzword tech band-aids.

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Re:Facebook User Growth, Time Spent Fall on News Feed Changes by philipov on Thursday February 01, 2018 @12:06AM (#16279740)

If you want to sell glass, better go break some windows.

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Re:Facebook User Growth, Time Spent Fall on News Feed Changes by B0btheBuilder on Thursday February 01, 2018 @12:39AM (#16279832)

"A friend of mine died and I didn't know because of algorithms": https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15956811

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Re:Facebook User Growth, Time Spent Fall on News Feed Changes by banku_brougham on Wednesday January 31, 2018 @07:43PM (#16278891)

This looks like a dark and completely likely situation

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Re:Facebook User Growth, Time Spent Fall on News Feed Changes by whateveruser on Wednesday January 31, 2018 @10:50PM (#16279522)

Fortunately for me, it didn't go that far. But I know that feeling, because I've been there. I cut off facebook after a pretty low point in my life, and to this day, it has been the best decision I ever made.

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Re:Facebook User Growth, Time Spent Fall on News Feed Changes by thecatspaw on Thursday February 01, 2018 @02:06AM (#16280110)

this reads like a black mirror episode

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