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Re:Facebook's TikTok-like redesign marks sunset of social ne... by qikInNdOutReply on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @02:45AM (#32247547)
Haha, they AB tested on there "customers" to get them to overspend and dark patterned even the imperators salon. This is hellarious.
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Re:Facebook's TikTok-like redesign marks sunset of social ne... by dvfjsdhgfv on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @03:19AM (#32247731)
Actually I think this could be the reason. Given the sufficient number of A/B testing, it may turn out the more complex the interface is, the more likely the customer is likely to (make the mistake of) spending more.
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