Re:Facebook executives shut down efforts to make the site le...
by goatinaboat on Tuesday May 26, 2020 @03:45PM
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think it’s important to note that Facebook didn’t invent any of this
I think that’s literally true. They told their algorithm “maximise the time people spend on Facebook” and it discovered for itself that sowing strife and discord did that.
Facebook’s crime is that when this became obvious they doubled down on it, because ads.
I think that’s literally true. They told their algorithm “maximise the time people spend on Facebook” and it discovered for itself that sowing strife and discord did that.
Facebook’s crime is that when this became obvious they doubled down on it, because ads.