Facebook Censored Me For Mentioning Open-Source Social Network Mastodon

Post by dredmorbius » Tue, Sep 14, 2021, 1:38 AM UTC

ineedasername wrote: post #293

dredmorbius wrote: post #286

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Data reliability is highly dependent on the type of data you're working with, and the procedures, processes, and checks on that. I've worked with scientific, engineering, survey, business, medical, financial, government, internet ("web traffic" and equivalents), and behavioural data (e.g., measured experiences / behavour, not self-reported). Each has ... its interesting quirks. Self-reported survey data is notoriousl…

I've worked with a decent variety as well, though nothing close to engineering. >Self-reported survey data is notoriously bad This is my least favorite type of data to work with. It can be incorrect either deliberately or through poor survey design. When I have to work with surveys I insist that they tell me what they want to know, and I design it. Sometimes people come to me when they already have survey results, an…

Post by artiszt » Tue, Sep 14, 2021, 11:19 AM UTC

ssivark wrote: post #211

Imnimo wrote: post #8

I doubt anyone at Facebook is freaking out about Mastodon and setting out to censor all mention of it. It's probably just a keyword or link that tends to co-appear with other, actually rule-breaking content, and some automated system has learned to block it. Still, it does seem like the sort of thing that could get Facebook in trouble with a regulator if you squint at it.

Well, Facebook bought the Israeli startup Onavo explicitly so they could track which new social apps are starting to become popular on user phones, so they could quickly acquire those or copy their features and kill the competition.