So all ya FB haters who apparently I follow here on the Twitter, legitimately and honestly: Can you help me understand why you hate FB so much? What am I missing? (If you can, please provide references to big claims :–)
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Replying to @rsms
It holds a mirror up to society and people don't like what they see. Then blame the mirror.
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Facebook cannot be just a mirror – the technology and its effects are simply too complex for that. Here are some examples:
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1. We know that algorithms are not neutral, but reflect biases of their creators (e.g. https://nyupress.org/9781479837243/algorithms-of-oppression/ …)
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2. We know that computer science field in many countries is heavily sexist and racist, so the representation of society by creators of anything computer-related cannot be complete (e.g. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Programmed-Inequality-Discarded-Technologists-Computing/dp/0262035545 …)
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3. We know that the algorithms that run Facebook are not “scientifically neutral,” but they are tweaked by Facebook employees, sometimes with disastrous results for entire industries (e.g. https://ca.style.yahoo.com/why-publishers-shouldnt-trust-facebook-012938622.html …)
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4. We know that Facebook itself admitted they take an active role in curating their feed (e.g. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/aug/16/mark-zuckerberg-facebook-charlottesville-response …).
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5. We know that the very idea of a neutral mirror in a society cannot work (e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance …)
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6. Lastly, we know that the stakes are higher – viral spread of information and hyperconnectedness present profound dangers to societies in ways we didn’t experience before, and ones that trend negative if unchecked (e.g. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/25/world/asia/facebook-extremism.html …)
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Crucial from the last article: “The incentive structures and social cues of algorithm-driven social media sites like Facebook can train them over time — perhaps without their awareness — to pump up the anger and fear.” (…) Extremism, in other words, can emerge organically.”
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All of those problems were there, on the internet, since its very beginnings – except before they existed on a scale too small to matter to societies, and those smaller-scale problems never affected affluent white guys like the three of us, so it was easy for us not to notice.
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