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To add to that, the authors acknowledge a similar weakness of the study: "We note that while the ban may have worked for Reddit, from a macro-perspective, it ma
by ceras 8y ago
To add to that, the authors acknowledge a similar weakness of the study: "We note that while the ban may have worked for Reddit, from a macro-perspective, it may have also relocated the behavior onto other sites."
Since in this discussion we're concerned about macro effects, I'd be careful not to over-index on this study.
- fb_throwaway_99 8y ago> it may have also relocated the behavior onto other sites." ...thus raising the costs to share and promote the views, to the extent that Facebook is a more efficient shared-medium for exchanging ideas versus a random website without the built-in virality possible with Facebook.