“Facebook Is Hurting People at Scale”: Mark Zuckerberg’s Employees Reckon With the Social Network They’ve Built
With a few exceptions, by far the most important component of successful speech communities is that its moderators have faces . A core feature of bulletin boards, comment threads on blogs, and publications is that the boundaries of acceptable speech are enforced not by tech executives, the farcical Facebook Supreme Court,[xii] or distant buildings ... See more
Jon Askonas • Why Speech Platforms Can Never Escape Politics | National Affairs
It is alleged that social media fuels polarization, exploits human weaknesses and insecurities, and creates echo chambers where everyone gets their own slice of reality, eroding the public sphere and the understanding of common facts. And, worse still, this is all done intentionally in a relentless pursuit of profit.
Nick Clegg • You and the Algorithm: It Takes Two to Tango | by Nick Clegg | Mar, 2021 | Medium
I realized that if Facebook won’t stop promoting fascism—promoting Nazism in Germany—they will never care about protecting your focus and attention. These companies will never restrain themselves. The risks of letting them continue behaving the way they have are greater than the risks of overreacting. They have to be stopped.
Johann Hari • Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention--and How to Think Deeply Again
Once Facebook was shown—in plain language, by their own people—what they were doing, how did the company’s executives respond? According to the Journal’s in-depth reporting, they mocked the research, calling it an “Eat Your Veggies” approach. They introduced some minor tweaks, but dismissed most of the recommendations.