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Don't people know how to use Facebook? There's no outrage on my newsfeed because I've eliminated/unfollowed/hidden it. My cool friends and family are left, I'm
by wasmburger 7y ago
Don't people know how to use Facebook? There's no outrage on my newsfeed because I've eliminated/unfollowed/hidden it. My cool friends and family are left, I'm reading some pretty interesting groups I like, and I try not to argue/provoke anyone when I make comments. This doesn't inhibit my speech, it only makes me pay attention to tone. I wish the people who hate Facebook would get off it and then talk about something else that interests them.
- dangus 7y agoThe problem is that this only works for people diligent enough to change their defaults or extensively filter their preferences. And telling a platform that you’re not interested in a certain kind of ad or piece of content doesn’t guarantee you’ll never see it again. Your feedback is a suggestion, not a command. Other problems include when you literally stop being able to contact certain entities or get up-to-date information from them without using/signing in to a social platform.
- taurath 7y agoI spent 2 years trying to “fix” my feed before leaving Facebook altogether. There was no way at the time - the alg would always surface the absolute worst things that anyone I knew would post because the algorithm knew it would get the most responses.
- wasmburger 7y agoMaybe the section of the AI devoted to you has tagged you as someone who likes outrage. Maybe you have posted some outrage stuff. My experience is opposite from yours.
- taurath 7y agoYou’re right it’s probably my fault for constantly clicking “dislike, don’t show more”, not the financial incentives of Facebook. That’s nice for you that it’s the opposite.
- colejohnson66 7y agoCheck your settings. You can change what the algorithm thinks about you.