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Re:Facebook drains users' cellphone batteries intentionally ... by hamasho on Sunday January 29, 2023 @04:57AM (#34566582)
Yeah, the boss didn't care about user's battery.

From the article:

    I said to the manager, 'This can harm somebody,' and she said by harming a few we can help the greater masses. Any data scientist worth his or her salt will know, Don’t hurt people,
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Re:Facebook drains users' cellphone batteries intentionally ... by rpastuszak on Sunday January 29, 2023 @08:21AM (#34567836)
> and she said by harming a few we can help the greater masses.

This is an AdTech business. They’re not curing cancer. How far up your own ass do you have to be to say that?

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Re:Facebook drains users' cellphone batteries intentionally ... by cpach on Sunday January 29, 2023 @08:29AM (#34567894)
Facebook has great utility for billions of users. E.g. keeping in touch with family, friends, relatives, exchanging knowledge in Facebook groups etc. Of course it also has downsides. But I don’t believe it’s reasonable to dismiss the upsides of Facebook.
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