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Carl T. Bergstrom

I've posted a slightly longer version of this thread to post.news. For those who are interested, here's the link. I've also attached the text below.

post.news/article/2KTDq7DXiMkp
17 Jan 2023 at 21:15 | Open on fediscience.org
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FirefighterGeek :masto:

@ct_bergstrom Does this surprise anyone? To the algo, "Enragement" == "Engagement"

17 Jan 2023 at 21:17 | Open on masto.ai
Jody Schmid
John

@ct_bergstrom

Elon Musk is following the playbook of many corporations, shift responsibility to consumers and individuals who have the least information or knowledge.

Social media companies such Meta and YouTube do this, even though their algorithms curate feeds of users.

Fossil fuel companies do this on climate change, while they lobby law makers and push false messages

Firearm companies do this while they ensure they are protected from basic consumer protection law.

Cigarette companies did this.

Sadly many libertarian groups have latched onto this lie

@ct_bergstrom

Elon Musk is following the playbook of many corporations, shift responsibility to consumers and individuals who have the least information or knowledge.

Social media companies such Meta and YouTube do this, even though their algorithms curate feeds of users.

Fossil fuel companies do this on climate change, while they lobby law makers and push false messages

17 Jan 2023 at 21:36 | Open on mastodon.au
The Dark Tower

@jw π‘Ύπ’‰π’š when they π’‡π’Šπ’π’‚π’π’π’š began holding tobacco companies liable were they 𝒏𝒐𝒕 told to remove the chemical additives that make them more addictive & dangerous?
Unproccessed tobacco is 𝒏𝒐𝒕 addictive. π‘΅π’π’•π’‰π’Šπ’π’ˆ found in nature is. Not until humans screw with them.

17 Jan 2023 at 21:57 | Open on mastodon.world
HawthornFire πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ

@ct_bergstrom I commented on post, but will repeat here - it seems like deliberately feeding white supremacist posts to Black Twitter users who have reported racist posts should be legally actionable. Algorithms are programmed by humans with human intentions.

17 Jan 2023 at 21:41 | Open on mastodon.lol
shadownlite

@ct_bergstrom probably why I do not see any of this. I weeded through my followers and who I followed in 2018. Got rid of those prone to posting anger inducing posts and retweeting crap that gets people upset...even if they were just retweeting to make people "aware."

Then focused on art and music follows...clicking on their posts and sharing if I really liked the content.

It makes for a better Twitter experience for me.

17 Jan 2023 at 22:05 | Open on mastodon.social
Gail Parenti

@ct_bergstrom So sticking around to call out the bullshit results in getting more bullshit directed to you, do I have that right? Seems like a great plan.

18 Jan 2023 at 2:20 | Open on mstdn.party
Leisureguy
TuxPhones.com

@ct_bergstrom
That " :unverified: βœ…" alone is an UX eyesore

18 Jan 2023 at 5:10 | Open on fosstodon.org
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