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Let's also remember that Facebook has decimated traditional media. Traditional media seems awfully excited by this "whistleblower"!
by scop 5y ago
Let's also remember that Facebook has decimated traditional media. Traditional media seems awfully excited by this "whistleblower"!
- gitfan86 5y agoThere is certainly some of that. Cosmopolitan magazine wishes they were the ones making money off of teenage girls insecurities instead of FB. I see this as more of a consumer protection transparency issue. Facebook is saying that they are selling a product that makes the world better, but that isn't true. They are selling a product that prioritizes engagement over happiness. Maybe the same thing is true for Cosmopolitan magazine, but at least Cosmopolitan magazine isn't pretending that it is saving the world.
- bryan_w 5y agoExactly, "Facebook is manipulating us into thinking bad things" from expert manipulators, The Guardian and NYT