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>Everyone's News Feed is unique, which means you're more likely to see content you want to watch, groups you want to join, creators you want to follow, and prod

>Everyone's News Feed is unique, which means you're more likely to see content you want to watch, groups you want to join, creators you want to follow, and products and services you want to buy. This is so bullshit. It means that I'm more likely to see content Facebook wants me to see, that maximizes some of their metrics. There's nothing for me there.

jeffgreco 6y ago
Yes, Facebook restricting Pages’ organic reach only to require the Page owners to invest heavily in advertising to make up for the difference was a real death knell for the concept of the digital public square on there.
justapassenger 6y ago
It’s possible for those two initiatives to be aligned.
- imnotlost 6y ago
  Highly unlikely, that’s just a lie marketeers tell themselves so they can sleep at night.
- simlevesque 6y ago
  You can say that about almost anything.
- bluesign 6y ago
  for the "products and services you want to buy", metric is maximum revenue for facebook. There is no chance these two initiatives can be aligned, as long as there is "bid" part in the equation. If you have 0.01% interest in my product but I have deep pockets, you will see my ad all the time.
  - justapassenger 6y ago
    That’s not how businesses work. They don’t burn money on useless ads, just to annoy you.
    - bluesign 6y ago
      But that means products with more margin (which will profit from me more) can replace products which I would like most. There are already on instagram products selling for 10x their market price with 40% discount (limited time offer) Basically annoying me is side effect, not their purpose
oji0hub 6y ago
I've tried to hide / report things in the feed but it keeps feeding me the same BS I don't want. So yeah, they show what they want us to see.
- HenryBemis 6y ago
  (NOT a FB supporter) At least one can block/unfollow certain people/pages. I assume that would finally leave them out of your sight. Yes you would have to block-list 99% of their junk so you can only be shown what you really care for. It's a never ending battle against their machine. In a similar note (show/block/hide) I despise that Netflix is (not) doing, that does NOT create the "I don't want to see this ever again" option, and it keeps pushing the same stuff I have already watched (either within or outside Netflix) or the stuff I will never watch.
  - kayodelycaon 6y ago
    When I can follow exactly two organizations and nothing else and not be able to see them in my timeline, the site isn’t worth my time or attention.
qwertox 6y ago
I've seen ads on Facebook where a prominent show host has a beaten up face, full with bruises, and the tagline "you wouldn't believe what happened to him". More than twice, two different personalities. I'm pretty sure these ads were made without the consent of the displayed persons, or their management. If Facebook wants to show me this kind of ads, it tells me all what Facebook is about. They don't have control about the ads they show, nor do they care about what ads they show. And no, I am not a violent person, am not interested contact sports, so this is not a personalized ad, and no context exists where these ads could be helpful or meaningful. I really do despise Facebook.
JKCalhoun 6y ago
It's a big reason I bailed on FB years ago. Friends would post and yet FB's algorithm decided I was not interested in it. And vice versa. I know it's easy, algorithmically, to simply show me all posts from my friends since the last time I logged in. And that's actually all I expected of FB.

jeffgreco 6y ago

Yes, Facebook restricting Pages’ organic reach only to require the Page owners to invest heavily in advertising to make up for the difference was a real death knell for the concept of the digital public square on there.

justapassenger 6y ago

It’s possible for those two initiatives to be aligned.

imnotlost 6y ago
Highly unlikely, that’s just a lie marketeers tell themselves so they can sleep at night.
simlevesque 6y ago
You can say that about almost anything.
bluesign 6y ago
for the "products and services you want to buy", metric is maximum revenue for facebook. There is no chance these two initiatives can be aligned, as long as there is "bid" part in the equation. If you have 0.01% interest in my product but I have deep pockets, you will see my ad all the time.
- justapassenger 6y ago
  That’s not how businesses work. They don’t burn money on useless ads, just to annoy you.
  - bluesign 6y ago
    But that means products with more margin (which will profit from me more) can replace products which I would like most. There are already on instagram products selling for 10x their market price with 40% discount (limited time offer) Basically annoying me is side effect, not their purpose

oji0hub 6y ago

I've tried to hide / report things in the feed but it keeps feeding me the same BS I don't want. So yeah, they show what they want us to see.

HenryBemis 6y ago
(NOT a FB supporter) At least one can block/unfollow certain people/pages. I assume that would finally leave them out of your sight. Yes you would have to block-list 99% of their junk so you can only be shown what you really care for. It's a never ending battle against their machine. In a similar note (show/block/hide) I despise that Netflix is (not) doing, that does NOT create the "I don't want to see this ever again" option, and it keeps pushing the same stuff I have already watched (either within or outside Netflix) or the stuff I will never watch.
- kayodelycaon 6y ago
  When I can follow exactly two organizations and nothing else and not be able to see them in my timeline, the site isn’t worth my time or attention.

qwertox 6y ago

I've seen ads on Facebook where a prominent show host has a beaten up face, full with bruises, and the tagline "you wouldn't believe what happened to him". More than twice, two different personalities. I'm pretty sure these ads were made without the consent of the displayed persons, or their management. If Facebook wants to show me this kind of ads, it tells me all what Facebook is about. They don't have control about the ads they show, nor do they care about what ads they show. And no, I am not a violent person, am not interested contact sports, so this is not a personalized ad, and no context exists where these ads could be helpful or meaningful. I really do despise Facebook.

JKCalhoun 6y ago

It's a big reason I bailed on FB years ago. Friends would post and yet FB's algorithm decided I was not interested in it. And vice versa. I know it's easy, algorithmically, to simply show me all posts from my friends since the last time I logged in. And that's actually all I expected of FB.