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I think there is a presupposition that being enraged is always bad. If the government is not working and all online dissent is oppressed by algorithms no one wi
by alexfromapex 6y ago
I think there is a presupposition that being enraged is always bad. If the government is not working and all online dissent is oppressed by algorithms no one will be able to effect change and then you will have an enragement bubble so to speak. That bubble bursting will be much worse than people simply being enraged and voicing their concerns.
- flohofwoe 6y agoDid you miss the genocide in Myanmar? That doesn't look much like "people voicing their concern": https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46105934 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46105934
- SpicyLemonZest 6y agoI'm not aware of any information suggesting that Facebook's engagement algorithms specifically were responsible for this. The criticisms in this article are about how Facebook needs to ban certain categories of violent content, not simply tweak the newsfeed to deprioritize them.
- pjc50 6y agoAs I've said before, the question is whether they're real concerns. The concerns of, say, Belarus citizens protesting against their government seem pretty real. The concerns of people spreading rumours against ethnic minority groups in Myanmar and other places are based in falsehood. As were the Qanon crowd.