Saying that Facebook controls what’s in the newsfeed is really no more correct than saying Google controls what’s in search results.
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Think of the targeting offered to advertisers—with support to make them more effective—and flip the possibilities, with users as customers.
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The users are offered very little in comparison. The metrics are mostly momentary and implicit. That’s a recipe to play to impulse.
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This is your personal opinion of the product, not analysis
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Replying to @benedictevans @zeynep and
The fact you don’t like it does not mean anyone who does is being tricked or manipulated.
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Are you arguing that choice architecture presented to people has no relevance, ever, and everything is pure personal agency without context?
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