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Re:Meta Sued by States over Harmful Youth Marketing on Faceb... by dfxm12 on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @03:43PM (#38004350)
Among Haugen’s allegations was a claim that the company was knowingly preying on vulnerable young people to boost profits.

"Knowingly preying on vulnerable young people to boost profits" is different from blindly optimizing for engagement without understanding what works.

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Re:Meta Sued by States over Harmful Youth Marketing on Faceb... by HDThoreaun on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @03:47PM (#38004391)
Oh they understood how it works, and they definitely accepted that their efforts to boost engagement caused mental health issues, especially among teenage girls. But toxicity was not a goal in itself.
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Re:Meta Sued by States over Harmful Youth Marketing on Faceb... by zeroonetwothree on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @08:30PM (#38007661)
True, although that's just an "allegation".
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