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by tsycho
4364 days ago
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I found this article quite insightful on this topic:
http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2014/07/01/faceboo... Here's my TLDR...
If this research enables Facebook to curate people's feeds to make them happier, would we consider the cost acceptable? Does Facebook even have the right to do so? Is it ethical to hide your friend's serious post or cry for help and show you cat pics, even if that will make you happier in the short run?
Separately, Danah talks about how the media's hypocritical outrage over this is likely going to lead to Facebook and other companies still doing a bunch of unethical things to increase their revenues, but just becoming more secretive about it. Seriously, read the article. Don't stop with my inadequate tldr. |
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