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That's probably the most damning thing. They know they could promote more positive content and kill doom scrolling with the flip of a switch. But that would pro
by thehappypm 5y ago
That's probably the most damning thing. They know they could promote more positive content and kill doom scrolling with the flip of a switch. But that would probably reduce their session length and reduce the number of ad impressions to sell.
- goatlover 5y agoAnd the media could do the same thing, but they know bad news sells. Why is FB fundamentally different from the rest of media?
- genewitch 5y agoCNN isn't spying on my browsing habits. If I don't want to watch ABC I don't have to. Back in the days of AOL you could use Juno or whatever to send and receive email from AOL users if you weren't interested in the platform. FB, Google, cloudflare, and a few others control way too much information flow, globally. CNN only gets like 2 million viewers on a good day.
- goatlover 5y agoAnd what is the combined viewership for CNN, Fox News, NBC, AM Talk Radio, NY Times, Sky News, NPR, BBC, Al Jazeera, etc?
- thehappypm 5y agoMedia is held to journalistic standards. Uncle Abe from Scranton is not.
- goatlover 5y agoYeah sure, they report, we decide. Weird thing, I can go on YT or Reddit and easily find all sorts of conspiracy theories and fake news. It's almost as if when you give the population the ability to post their own content, it's going to reflect what different segments of the public believe, and others who agree will be drawn to that.