[shkkmo]

> They are literally quoting speculation from Vice while making it seem like an official quote from Meta.

They literally provide the exact source of the quote. It is speculation but it isn't unreasonable since we know they've made similar types if decisions to maximize engadgement.

[charcircuit]

While they quote the article they don't make it clear who they are quoting or that it is speculation. Yes, one can check the article to see if the quote is coming from information from Meta, but one shouldn't have to.

>we know they've made similar types if decisions to maximize engadgement

Name a similar decision. The closest thing to this I can think of is from gacha games and not social media sites.