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There's only one company where the product is an opaque algorithmic newsfeed, that has been running large-scale mood/opinion manipulation experiments, that is neck-deep in an election manipulation scandal, that has shown time and time again to have morally bankrupt leadership.
So please get over the knee-jerk reaction "all tech/advertising is bad", and think about the contents of the thread. For me, working at Google is a deliberate choice. If I start feeling uncomfortable, I'll definitely leave. If I had been working at FB, I would have left in 2017
What are your opinions on YouTube and it's recommendation engine ?
YouTube Kids specially troublesome!
Thanks for the thread. It served to create awareness. Question: Though Facebook appears far more "aggressive" as a program and also detailed in recording emotional responses, wouldn't the case about shaping views hold true also for Google Plus?
Can't blame people for questioning your morals when you start the debate. Where is your limit? Is massive tax avoidance not a massive threat to the stability of our welfare societies?
Massive tax avoidance is such a horrible problem. However, it seems to be tolerated by authorities (thinking EU), in which case I don't know how reasonable it is to blame the companies.
All tech/ads are not bad, but Google definitely is.
Isn't work you do now being used to help assassinate people with drones now, by the way?
The whole "if Google was evil, I'd leave" meme is so worn out. We already know Google is evil and you're still there.
You are my new hero...
You raise valid concerns, especially when most of us (tech guys) don't spend a lot of time thinking about the practical or moral implications of our work. But isn't Facebook just an evil Google? Given the "right" political incentive, wouldn't Google just do the same?
Exactly this. Agreed there are very fundamental differences between what you describe and what a Google does. But both companies produce audiences, ultimately. Both will be tend toward optimizing the value of that audience by any means available.
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