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by mkal_tsr
4360 days ago
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> I'm not a Facebook fan, but tell me how this is worse than standard operating procedure with every other consumer product? When I see an ad, I know that the company wants me to give them my money. When I see my friend post something on Facebook, they want to communicate or connect in some way ... note that it is not a monetary desire to buy something from a friend, but to connect with them on a human and emotional level. Manipulating the news feed so that there is an appearance of more or less contentment among my friends when that is not what they intended for others to see is manipulative. I've always had "most recent" instead of "top stories" so this wouldn't have affected me, but to imply that it's just like an ad is utter horseshit. |
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Similarly, you should know that everything you see on Facebook is designed to profit from your attention. The choices they make about what ads to show and what to put in your newsfeed are not altruistic. These decisions are about what's best for Facebook, not what's best for you.
If it profits Procter & Gamble or Unilever[0] to show ads that make you feel inferior or anxious, that's what they'll do.
And if Facebook can make you feel lonely or sad so you'll spend more time on Facebook and see more ads, that's what they'll do too.
> to imply that it's just like an ad is utter horseshit
I'm not seeing a big distinction.
[0] http://www.vocativ.com/world/india/indias-5-worst-ads-skin-w...