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I’m watching the hearing on C-SPAN. Congress is asking better questions. Congress allows the content can be posted. They’re asking why algorithms recommend the
by mch82 6y ago
I’m watching the hearing on C-SPAN. Congress is asking better questions. Congress allows the content can be posted. They’re asking why algorithms recommend the content to users.
For example, at 1:14:11 Frank Pallone asks if Facebook is aware that 64% of people in extremist groups joined after Facebook recommended the groups, not because those people actively looked for the groups. Facebook recommending a group (to make money by increasing time on site) is a separate issue from Facebook allowing a group (free speech).
- sokoloff 6y agoI think 100% of the (tech, 3D printer, and dad jokes) Facebook groups I joined after they recommended them. If 36% went searching for these extremist groups, that seems likely way higher than the platform average to me, but in any case that comparison needs to be made I think for the datapoint to be meaningfully interpreted.