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I think her fundamental argument isn't even really about Facebook specifically. It's about algorithmic content ranking being intrinsically harmful to society. T
by kentonv 5y ago
I think her fundamental argument isn't even really about Facebook specifically. It's about algorithmic content ranking being intrinsically harmful to society. The thing that's specific to Facebook is that they actually have a ton of research quantifying this -- which she has released -- and yet they are still all-in on it.
It doesn't seem like there's a lot of complexity to understand here about how Facebook works as a company. Their commitment to optimizing metrics over all else is well-known already. The interesting thing is the research showing how harmful that is.