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Re:How Facebook got addicted to spreading misinformation by athenot on Thursday March 11, 2021 @01:05PM (#26427021)
Tabloids come at most daily. They don't create patterns of continuous engagement throughout the day (unless linked to by social media).

News broadcast is a better analogy but still not as addictive as something that continually reaches out to you throughout the day.

Re:How Facebook got addicted to spreading misinformation by Barracoon on Thursday March 11, 2021 @01:09PM (#26427059)
I'd add the active component of Facebook compared to tabloids/broadcasts. With the latter, I'm just a consumer. With the former, I'm actively contributing via share/like/comment. There's probably a psychological component that deepens your commitment to the viewpoint when you actively participate like that.
Re:How Facebook got addicted to spreading misinformation by coffeefirst on Thursday March 11, 2021 @01:30PM (#26427288)
They also aren't personalized, which has more side effects than people realize.

Even the most nihilist shock-jock has to pick a speed that won't alienate half his audience or drive all the advertisers away from the network. In these systems, those counterweights don't exist.