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What's wrong with showing personalized ads?
by cupofcoffee 6y ago
What's wrong with showing personalized ads?
- prepend 6y agoIt’s not so much the ads that are the problem, I think. Its the data collected and the content promoted so you see those ads. Facebook sows discord because people are more engaged. They collect data to know exactly what makes you furious and keep screaming. It’s interesting actually that Facebook could make gobs of money by not trying to optimize for engagement and just let people naturally follow all their friends and family and waste time. All this extra harm is caused for just an extra few percent on top of a pile of money.