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The NYT reporter posted on Twitter clarifying that the news feed isn’t being manipulated: https://twitter.com/rmac18/status/1440457311298883588 https://twitter.
by throwaway10673 5y ago
The NYT reporter posted on Twitter clarifying that the news feed isn’t being manipulated: https://twitter.com/rmac18/status/1440457311298883588 https://twitter.com/rmac18/status/1440457311298883588
- kordlessagain 5y agoLink or not, they did not use the term "manipulated".
- wolverine876 5y agoWhy create a throwaway account to post this? Their use is limited under HN guidelines.
- thesausageking 5y agoWhy are you using a throwaway to mischaracterize what the reporter wrote? He literally wrote: "So to be clear: Project Amplify, in this iteration, does not involve any algorithm changes to news feed (which we don't say in the story). But it still involves Facebook pushing pro-FB content into News Feeds in a pre-determined fashion to boost its reputation." The feed ranking wasn't change, but the News feed is being manipulated by adding pro-FB content to it and he stands behind what he wrote. The article never said the News feed algorithm was changed.
- fortuna86 5y agoRight, so why would "altering the news feed" matter? They don't need to alter it to add their pro-FB content, they just do it. Talk about trying to confuse on a technicality.