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The question is not “how could a social network like Facebook have done any better given small tweaks to content moderation?” It’s “is Facebook fundamentally de
by jjj123 4y ago
The question is not “how could a social network like Facebook have done any better given small tweaks to content moderation?” It’s “is Facebook fundamentally designed to create these kinds of misinformation bubbles?”
That second question is much more painful to ask if you’re an engineer at a company like this, because it means there’s no changing it from within.
- pas 4y agobut it's also probably false with a likelihood of at least 99% Facebook is designed fundamentally to be a social graph, a representation of people's lives, blablabla. the more time people spend representing their lives on FB, the more attached they are to their online persona/profile/connections (and the dopamine rewards through likes and engagement), the more money it makes. misinformation bubble? who cares. if that is what people want to represent, FB provides it, sure, but it's not what it is designed for.