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Interestingly, Facebook's algorithms also reward activity which has the effect of bubbling up group posts with a lot of drama.
by flgr 10y ago
Interestingly, Facebook's algorithms also reward activity which has the effect of bubbling up group posts with a lot of drama.
- NotaSockPuppet8 10y agoFacebook's algorithms are far less transparent and outside a user's control compared to 4chan's bump system. Just recently it was shown that their automatic news feeds promoted fake news articles.
- fossuser 10y agoI think this is just how stories get more attention naturally. For a more detailed explanation: http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/12/17/the-toxoplasma-of-rage/ http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/12/17/the-toxoplasma-of-rage/