@cmuratori How about people who had clinical depression or bipolar disorder? Did any of the researchers even stop to think about this?
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@cmuratori it's gross and unethical - Show replies
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@cmuratori Woah, what? If they didn't receive public funding then maybe not following the rules is okay? That's not what laws are for. -
@LiaSae Yeah the issue isn't even the law here, it's whether this is a terrible thing to do, and I hope everyone agrees the answer is "yes".
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@cmuratori outside larger question of whether this was societally ethical, it's almost certainly academically unethical. Studies like this…Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@cmuratori are supposed to get clearance from an ethical review board, which is very tough on informed consent. -
@andrewwillmott@cmuratori Not to worry, FB's internal ERB apparently signed off on the experiment, so it's totally in the clear ethically! - Show replies
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@cmuratori Don't forget to count the potential suicides they *prevented* by showing more positive news items.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@cmuratori Facebook makes no promises about how your news feed is prioritised. I see no problem with this. They're not creating -ive contentThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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