In what world other than Facebook (@meta) is this normal?
In this country, people are interested in art, sports, books, movies, food and a million other things. How is it that political posts, particularly from the most extreme POV, are in the TOP 10 most engaged posts everyday?
In this country, people are interested in art, sports, books, movies, food and a million other things. How is it that political posts, particularly from the most extreme POV, are in the TOP 10 most engaged posts everyday?
https://twitter.com/FacebooksTop10/status/1491079426255519748
1) It’s an algorithm that’s tuned to amplify the loudest, most controversial and extreme voices to keep the audience engaged.
2) an incredibly permissive executive team (Joel Kaplan, in particular) flying cover for those who break the Terms of Service regularly.
2) an incredibly permissive executive team (Joel Kaplan, in particular) flying cover for those who break the Terms of Service regularly.
Most of these outlets or individuals have been either kicked off other social networks (nyti.ms/3B8p3bx), had advertisers abandon them en masse (bit.ly/3Gum3ao) or have broken Facebook’s OWN rules (bit.ly/3rzZAEt), yet they are owning the platform daily.
As @meta’s stock price continues to tank, you have to wonder if this is at least one part of their problem.
You can’t continue to cater to one small group by bending or breaking your own rules and expect to grow your user base.
That said, that seems to be their game plan.
You can’t continue to cater to one small group by bending or breaking your own rules and expect to grow your user base.
That said, that seems to be their game plan.
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