> Now, there’s certainly a case that Facebook’s products are harmful, but is it Facebook’s intent to harm people? Facebook aims to maximize engagement. Engagem

> Now, there’s certainly a case that Facebook’s products are harmful, but is it Facebook’s intent to harm people? Facebook aims to maximize engagement. Engagement is maximized by showing content that makes people angry and scared. [0] Is it harmful to make people scared and angry to maximize the amount of ads that pass their eyeballs? I know Facebook has internal research that shows them how Facebook affects people mentally (not great!), so ignorance isn’t a defense for them here. [0] This is a WaPo article reposted on MSN, no paywall bypass needed https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/five-points-for-anger-one-for-a-e2-80-98like-e2-80-99-how-facebook-e2-80-99s-formula-fostered-rage-and-misinformation/ar-AAPYcwN https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/five-points-for-an...