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Re:Should social networks tell you if you’ve been following ... by mdpye on Thursday September 24, 2020 @06:39AM (#24577213)
I think this would probably be a good thing, but that it won't happen because it will reduce engagement and trust for the platform by drawing to attention how full of garbage it is - not in aggregate, lots of people know that, but in your immediate sphere, which I suspect most people like to believe is cleaner than the average.

So: good for the world, bad for the platform. Not gonna be implemented by the platform owners...

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Re:Should social networks tell you if you’ve been following ... by minot on Thursday September 24, 2020 @07:02AM (#24577357)
I am not even sure if it is good for the world. When presented with evidence to the contrary, many people might simply dig in to their existing beliefs.
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