Chapter
Russian bots and Facebook's role in polarization
45:05 - 49:43 (04:38)
Facebook's engineering and data scientists indirectly tackled fake news, spam, clickbait, and inauthentic users to combat polarization on the platform. However, they did not effectively address the problem caused by Russian bots and fascist trolls who continue to urge violence and cause death mobs in other countries.
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Facebook's teams who were working on the newsfeed, while trying to combat fake news, spam, clickbait and inauthentic users, inadvertently encouraged political polarization by suggesting the company fix its algorithm to not reward certain behaviors that led to user engagement.
45:05 - 49:10 (04:04)
Summary
Facebook's teams who were working on the newsfeed, while trying to combat fake news, spam, clickbait and inauthentic users, inadvertently encouraged political polarization by suggesting the company fix its algorithm to not reward certain behaviors that led to user engagement.
ChapterRussian bots and Facebook's role in polarization
EpisodePart Two: Mark Zuckerberg Should Be On Trial For Crimes Against Humanity
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The discussion revolves around the ineffective review process of the eat-your-veggies policy and the dystopian nature of mobilizing teams to stop problems that could have been prevented.
49:10 - 49:43 (00:33)
Summary
The discussion revolves around the ineffective review process of the eat-your-veggies policy and the dystopian nature of mobilizing teams to stop problems that could have been prevented.