stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to Technology@lemmy.world · 5 months agoSocial media algorithms ‘amplifying misogynistic content’www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1237arrow-down114file-text
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minus-squarekat_angstrom@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26arrow-down1·5 months agoWhen outrage is the prime driver of engagement it’s going to push some people right off the platform entirely, and the ones who stay are psychologically worse off for it.
minus-squareImgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·5 months agoSocial media execs, “we’ve done the math and it’s worth it”
minus-squarekat_angstrom@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·5 months agoWorth it for them, for short term profits. Good thing nobody is considering the net effect this has on society or political discourse.
When outrage is the prime driver of engagement it’s going to push some people right off the platform entirely, and the ones who stay are psychologically worse off for it.
Social media execs, “we’ve done the math and it’s worth it”
Worth it for them, for short term profits. Good thing nobody is considering the net effect this has on society or political discourse.