[klodolph]

I think you might underestimate how seriously universities take research ethics, these days. Ever since the late 1970s or so. I doubt Facebook’s actions would have gotten past a typical university ethics board, which would be required before the study could proceed.

[dave5104]

That's rather charitable, comparing this project by Facebook to an academic study.

[klodolph]

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[mensetmanusman]

With the replication crisis hitting ~half of publications, there is still work to do.