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they could just use their algorithm to make unwanted content insignificant... This will not quench the problem with nationalists, it just drive them to other p
by aszantu 8y ago
they could just use their algorithm to make unwanted content insignificant...
This will not quench the problem with nationalists, it just drive them to other plattforms and they will become more radicalized because they only hear their own voices there.
- omegaworks 8y agoYour assumption being that Facebook presently serves as an effective platform for deradicalizing extremists. Do you have evidence backing that up? Because from what I've seen[1], Facebook has been serving the opposite purpose: showing people things that reinforce their beliefs and trigger outrage reactions for clicks. 1. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/15/technology/myanmar-facebook-genocide.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/15/technology/myanmar-facebo...