Re:Ask HN: Trending Content on TikTok, Twitter etc. looks co...
by graphpercolator on Friday February 25, 2022 @08:30AM
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We only have ourselves to blame for this.
Of course there is an information attack on social media right now.
The countries on Russia's side in all this are smart enough to see the value and ease in doing this while we are just oblivious. We are so helplessly addicted to social media that IMO we are willfully oblivious. It is comical to think about at this very moment there are thousands of people pissed off but also highly engaged with the opinions of bots.
When part of the business model is based on optimal engagement I don't know what you expect the companies to do. This is a feature from their perspective.
Of course there is an information attack on social media right now.
The countries on Russia's side in all this are smart enough to see the value and ease in doing this while we are just oblivious. We are so helplessly addicted to social media that IMO we are willfully oblivious. It is comical to think about at this very moment there are thousands of people pissed off but also highly engaged with the opinions of bots.
When part of the business model is based on optimal engagement I don't know what you expect the companies to do. This is a feature from their perspective.