Algorithms aren't shaped just by what we want but also by what the company wants from us. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/19/opinion/the-real-bias-built-in-at-facebook.html …pic.twitter.com/JvGr5qdZDO
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Algorithms aren't shaped just by what we want but also by what the company wants from us. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/19/opinion/the-real-bias-built-in-at-facebook.html …pic.twitter.com/JvGr5qdZDO
Hey, everyone asking me if media really reports algorithms as neutral "with no human judgment." Yes, yes, they do.pic.twitter.com/utsikyGNcF
There IS potential neutrality here though. It's the same reason we count votes instead of decide by committee who is president.
They don't do that though. It's count (a la Twitter trending) then vet (via human) THEN algorithmically predict clickability.
What you are shown is what surfaced, survived vetting, and then algorithm thought you'd click on. More filter bubble.
In Turkey, Twitter trending is one way dissidents can break into national agenda. No chance on Facebook because of algo.
1) Twitter trending is a complex algo too. 2) I'd expect "clickable" and "popular" to be very correlated. 3) Still beats a dictator.
No, I can clearly see the difference. Twitter trending is a form of TF-IDF with minor tweaks. This is different beast.
I watch this carefully. Twitter trending breaks filter-bubbles. Facebook trending reinforces them. Now I know exactly why.
Why? We don't really know the details of any of these algorithms. Nor do we have comprehensive surveys of their results.
@gilgul Well, we just learned that FB trends is ranked on p(click). Also see:https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2016/05/20/what-we-really-see-when-facebook-trending-picks-stories-for-us/ …
I’m just kicking myself for not continuing to sample Trends data after this was publishedhttps://medium.com/i-data/hong-kong-the-world-and-facebook-trends-28331ee8f2d1#.np99oegdt …
So far, I thought minor part of site but I was positive. Vetting=good. I thought it might balance feed filter bubble.
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