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well there was that time that they intentionally tried to see if they could make people more depressed (amongst other attempts at emotional influence) https://w
by firmgently 9y ago
well there was that time that they intentionally tried to see if they could make people more depressed (amongst other attempts at emotional influence)
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jun/29/facebook-users-emotions-news-feeds https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jun/29/facebook-...
- 908087 9y agoGiven the number of people they included in that experiment, there's a good chance they did actually drive some of them to suicide. Facebook probably even knows who, but I doubt they'll ever share that data and rat themselves out. When you're already on the edge, an algorithm feeding you negativity would probably be enough to push you over.