Re:Philippine 2021 Nobel winner Ressa calls Facebook “biased...
by mrtnmcc on Saturday October 09, 2021 @07:33AM
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Could also say FB newsfeed is biased towards engagement--whether that be mob behavior or controversy. It's just Lord of the Flies in virtual form.
Even before newsfeed came out, the premise of FaceBook, a place to obsess over schoolmates and avoid doing your homework, was never going to distill a positive part of society. We could see Zuck itching to paper over that original reputation of superficiality by pushing more 'engagement' (and conveniently selling more advertising). But that objective function created an even bigger problem by resonant amplification of the human id.
We might think that bringing in regulation will solve this. But like LOTF shows at the end, even government is a bunch of kids on an island. http://LordOfTheFaces.com
Even before newsfeed came out, the premise of FaceBook, a place to obsess over schoolmates and avoid doing your homework, was never going to distill a positive part of society. We could see Zuck itching to paper over that original reputation of superficiality by pushing more 'engagement' (and conveniently selling more advertising). But that objective function created an even bigger problem by resonant amplification of the human id.
We might think that bringing in regulation will solve this. But like LOTF shows at the end, even government is a bunch of kids on an island. http://LordOfTheFaces.com