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#214 - Facebook Busted for Pushing Sensationalistic and Divisive Content


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Explosive new report from The Wall Street Journal reveals that facebook employees were worried that an algorithm change would push sensationalistic and divisive content, and it did.

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Facebook should be shut down for dividing the country and influencing a federal election.

What you'll learn in this podast;

- Facebook employees knew that an algorithm change in 2018 would elevate false and divisive content.

- The company graded posts to decide what to prioritize in users' News Feeds

- Employees said it was "an increasing liability," and Zuckerberg wasn't always open to broadly fixing it.

... and get some insight as to what my take on this is. LISTEN IN!
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Digging Deeper LIVEBy Brian Hale