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Of what? We've had evidence forever, it's public and understood. It's in our addictions, unhappiness, and politicization of everything. We all know where it com
by beaned 5y ago
Of what? We've had evidence forever, it's public and understood. It's in our addictions, unhappiness, and politicization of everything. We all know where it comes from and we all know that companies are profit-driven. There are literally no secrets being revealed.
- satellite2 5y agoThe fundamentaly new aspect of her revelation is the extent of FB awareness of the situation, that they have evidence that some previously tested minor modifications to their algorithm could reduce public harm and disinformation, but choose not to do so as it would hurt their profit. As the company has obligations to its shareholders to increase profit whenever possible, it has a conflict of interest making it impossible for them to choose the best option for the public good. So it's really like auto makers not providing more than the minimal set of safety feature required by regulators. We know that the only way to reduce said harm is by realigning incentives which requires involving the legislator.