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It is indeed a hard problem to solve. I guess more traditional news media are not free of such problem as well. Who knows if every single ads on their site is
by echevil 8y ago
It is indeed a hard problem to solve.
I guess more traditional news media are not free of such problem as well. Who knows if every single ads on their site is not problematic, or if their reporters are not secretly sponsored by problematic sources
- kopo 8y agoThey just need to stick a banner above all of them saying watching this Ad is injurious to your mind. If its up to me that would be on every news website and tv channel too. Along with a live ticker on how much revenue is being generated through ad sales.
- ummonk 8y agoSo kind of like Prop 65 warnings that are everywhere so people just learn to ignore them?
- astrodust 8y agoSomehow print media doesn't have this problem. It's because they have a process and humans involved in placement.
- echevil 8y agoWhat if the humans are not reliable
- astrodust 8y agoWhat if the algorithms are terrible and think people named Jared who play lacrosse are the best picks for hiring to the exclusion of other factors?
- amanaplanacanal 8y agoEven if some humans are not reliable, it's still better than having no gatekeeper whatsoever.
- reaperducer 8y agoI guess more traditional news media are not free of such problem as well. Traditional media is more hands-on and face-to-face. There are salespeople involved, and better money trails. This is largely because the salespeople get a cut of the money spent. Since Facebook decided to cut the salespeople out and automate the ad buying process, there are no gatekeepers. There is no salesperson wondering why an ad buy for a local congressional race is paid for with a check from a Russian bank. Facebook and others are trying to build makeshift gatekeepers through AI. But AI, while very interesting, is still not up to the task.
- ilovecaching 8y agoThe traditional media also pumps out loads of fake news, FUDs, and Ads by super-pacs. The only thing the traditional media isn't doing is selling enough ads to have a world scale impact, because they're a dying form of media compared to social networking and the search. When I'm on twitter I see a nice mix of utter crap and useful information. When I read the NYT it's just a carefully curated selection of total crap.
- reaperducer 8y agoWhen I read the NYT it's just a carefully curated selection of total crap. Based on that statement, I have to believe that you don't actually read the New York Times. You read a very small subset of NYT articles, probably online, that appeal to your anger response. If you actually read the entirety of the New York Times, you'd feel differently. Or at least foolish for making such a sweeping statement.
- ilovecaching 8y agoI have a weekday subscription, so I do read it regularly.
- echevil 8y agoI think it's equally problematic if you simply trust everything you read on New York Times (or any other media)