For some searches the whole screen on Google is now ads

Re:For some searches the whole screen on Google is now ads by el-salvador on Friday February 04, 2022 @06:05PM (#30214738)

> FB used outrage as a way to increase engagement with their product and it worked for a while, but now FB is increasingly a non-desirable place to hang out.

> Instead you can go to TikTok where you will find mostly amusing and at times informative content.

Tiktok does this very well. I usually end up feeling good after using TikTok. On the other hand Twitter makes me stressed, FB is not much used by my friends age group or only used for memes, and Instagram is now showing me two ads every three stories that is really a pain to use.

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Re:For some searches the whole screen on Google is now ads by eftychis on Friday February 04, 2022 @06:41PM (#30215133)

Should we be concerned if the goal of a social network is to just make people feel well? (This is a serious question to ponder as a society perhaps (or just for me).) The goal of these products of course is to keep people around.

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Re:For some searches the whole screen on Google is now ads by rtheunissen on Friday February 04, 2022 @07:00PM (#30215317)

Not to feel good as a goal but certainly as an effect of positive human interaction and experience. It's a desired outcome that interaction with the product makes you happy.

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Re:For some searches the whole screen on Google is now ads by kadoban on Saturday February 05, 2022 @12:16AM (#30217825)

I'd be less concerned about that than social networks designed to make people angry at each other.

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