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Not the OP, but I'm someone who leans libertarian, and Trending Topics is one of the reasons I deactivated my Facebook account. I wasn't interested in most of
by SyneRyder 10y ago
Not the OP, but I'm someone who leans libertarian, and Trending Topics is one of the reasons I deactivated my Facebook account. I wasn't interested in most of the trending stories, they were often news stories designed to make people sad or angry, and that's not what I want to feel when visiting Facebook. I couldn't find a way to hide that feature either - so like bad advertising, it was always there annoying me.
I would have preferred if the trending topics learned what I was interested in. I'm not averse to curation (either way), but I'd prefer that users were ultimately in control of their own filters. Even if that filter is "never show any politics, only show cat videos".
- bobwaycott 10y agoAnother genuinely curious: Any chance your departure from FB coincided with that little social feed experiment they performed to see if they could manipulate people's emotions?
- SyneRyder 10y agoFunny you mention that! I left in October 2015, so it was long after their emotion contagion experiment. But I've often wondered if I fell into that experiment group, because I've felt much happier & calmer since leaving Facebook. I've deactivated my account for short periods before, so it's possible I may have deactivated previously during the experiment. But 7 months is the longest I've stayed deactivated & I have no desire to return to FB this time.