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It's also common for people to accept defaults without substantial customization. That's why the algorithms matter. Some people will deliberately seek out rage-
by philipkglass 5y ago
It's also common for people to accept defaults without substantial customization. That's why the algorithms matter. Some people will deliberately seek out rage-bait even if the default algorithm delivers just-the-facts news and heartwarming pictures from friends' families. Most won't. Also, most people won't customize their settings to eliminate rage-bait if that's what gets prioritized by algorithmic defaults.
- xcjs 5y agoIt also doesn't matter how much you customize your settings if they're inherently useless, minimally functional, or never there in the first place. A lot of the content control settings that Facebook loves to tout are practically useless. Sure, I can hide every post from the "Controversial News" page, but I can't stop viewing content from third parties entirely. I'm only interested in first-party content - what my contacts create. Unfortunately that goes against the monetization model of Facebook. I want a more closed loop social network and think that's the model we should return to, but unfortunately that's not where the profit/engagement is.