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Re:Investigating how the New York Times A/B tests their head... by tooltower on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @09:43PM (#26419557)
Would you be more trusting of NYT (or other news sites) if they pledged not to look at engagement stats?
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Re:Investigating how the New York Times A/B tests their head... by malandrew on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @10:17PM (#26419786)
It would be a positive signal but it wouldn't be the only signal. You can still do untrustworthy things without engagement stats.
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