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So because the name of the social app is different today the OP's point makes no sense?
No, the way social apps engage today is different to how facebook does. Not sure if I understand what you mean?
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> A few years ago, some bad actors were successful in convincing Congress of a crazy conspiracy theory that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction ... They used a platform called The New York Times to spread their lies. Citation needed that this was a knowing conspiracy as opposed to bad intelligence. Setting that aside, there's a big difference between an institution like the NY Times getting it wrong on occ…
> Citation needed that this was a knowing conspiracy as opposed to bad intelligence. I watched the presentation of "evidence" and thought "Who is going to believe THAT?!". "We did not really see -see anything, but here is some CGI of truck-based weapons labs that we somehow believe might exist". It was rather ridiculous, really. It was so unconvincing, I can only assume that it was intentional sabotage by some actors…
Whether or not what Facebook did was illegal and she technically qualifies as a "whistleblower", I salute her for what she has done and is doing by telling this story. People need to know about this, because it is harmful. This doesn't mean it should be illegal. But it is something people should consider if they go to work for Facebook (or other companies), and hopefully it will inspire people to do something about t…
Is any of the research released here actually news to anyone here? Seen internal facebook research leaked that shows negative impact of facebook since back in 2010 and they made the choice to ignore that then as well. 11 years later no change to their priorities and no surprise with Zuckerberg in charge. Those of us who care don't use fb and refuse to work for that company or any of its subsidiaries. She absolutely c…
Yes but that doesn't mean you aren't being harmed. If your mom uses facebook and dies because she believed a conspiracy theory about vaccines, for instance, you are harmed.
"She absolutely can and will be sued by fb for breaking her NDA."
That may not be smart on Facebook's part. She probably doesn't have a ton of money. All that will do is bring more attention to this issue. If her testimony before Congress is compelling (and I expect it will be), suing her is just going to piss off Congress. Not sure that's where Facebook wants to be.
I think misinformation and conspiracy theories on these platforms are a huge problem. A few years ago, some bad actors were successful in convincing Congress of a crazy conspiracy theory that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. The results were far-reaching. The US violated the UN charter and launched a disastrous war in Iraq where millions of Iraqis were killed, injured and displaced. They used a platfor…
I mean ... there was a joke at a time - how does the USA knows about the WMD - they keep the invoices. Saddam was a product of US and everyone in the know knew exactly what he was having. I am not sure that there was a convincing of the Congress since everyone knew to and they were just playing theater. The neocons pitched successfully invasion, but the US had a strong bipartisan desire for powerbase in the middle east. The rest was show for the public.
Facebook is going to become a hollowed out shell of itself if they do not change. They’ll get hollowed out by litigation, legislation, investors, or all of the above. They need new leadership. The tactics that got them here will not carry them further. There are tons of examples of the positive impact of new leadership, on companies like Apple, Microsoft, Uber, Disney, Ford, etc. And there are certainly plenty of exa…
The simplest solution is the one FB will never accept, and yet the harm to the public would be virtually zero: Eliminate all news, politics, and other public policy groups and apps. Return to being just a way to connect with friends and family. No one needs to get their news from Facebook. There are plenty of other sites on the Web for that. Same for all these other "engagement" services. Of course, this would cut th…
It's an unfortunate but inevitable outcome of the attention economys race to the bottom. This area needs better regulation. The best approach is to stay out of technical implementation and focus on what principles companies should adhere to. As James Williams argue: it should be a civil right to have "freedom of chance". We already knew all too well what it does to our democracy that a large part of the public only g…
Many people are saying "regulation" What would that regulation actually require social media companies to do?
That’s a good start anyway.
>Frances Haugen: So, you know, you have your phone. You might see only 100 pieces of content if you sit and scroll on for, you know, five minutes. But Facebook has thousands of options it could show you. >The algorithm picks from those options based on the kind of content you've engaged with the most in the past. This is the primary reason I stopped using Facebook. I did everything I could to signal I did not wish to…
Facebook is going to become a hollowed out shell of itself if they do not change. They’ll get hollowed out by litigation, legislation, investors, or all of the above. They need new leadership. The tactics that got them here will not carry them further. There are tons of examples of the positive impact of new leadership, on companies like Apple, Microsoft, Uber, Disney, Ford, etc. And there are certainly plenty of exa…
The real takeaway: Parents protect your children from social media. Talk to them. Give them rules to keep them safe. Say "No." Don't wait for Zuckerberg to do it. Don't wait for Congress to do it. Get yourself away from it, and get your children off it. Find some other way to share pictures with grandma and grandpa. We need regulation, yes, but this is the same as people smoking themselves into an early grave, but on…
The current generation of parents itself is addicted and influenced by social media (not just facebook) and struggles keeping own online privacy and safety. So they need to do it for themselves first and then for their kids.
Perhaps educational system should care about this as well; computer classes shouldn't be limited to basic machine handling skills and software along with coding (at least that what I ad during my school years) but also cover the Internet and social media along with its pros and cons. It's not enough to do some random lesson with "there's porn and pedos on the Internet, be careful" topic and call job done relying on self-taught experiences at home during free time.
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Does anyone track the premium Facebook has to pay to get people to close their eyes and work for them? Subjectively, it feels like it’s growing, but that’s from sampling a limited friend group.
As a SWE at a different FAANG, my understanding is I'd probably get a 20-30% comp increase if I went to FB, though I'm also told people work longer hours there. To answer your question more directly, http://levels.fyi tracks it.