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> “the free market of ideas” -as well as the idea that Facebook should remain a neutral party at all cost were abandoned by facebook the moment non-customizabl
by cat199 6y ago
> “the free market of ideas” -as well as the idea that Facebook should remain a neutral party at all cost
were abandoned by facebook the moment non-customizable feed algorithms replaced chronology, not after the resulting system lost whatever 'objectivity' remained.
this, and not the resultant 'gaming' of the implicitly-clickbait-biased platform, are the root cause 'that led to overcompensating in the wrong direction, and the current situation.'