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How Facebook’s Formula Fostered Rage And Misinformation

Facebook engineers gave extra value to emoji reactions, including "angry," pushing more emotional and provocative content into users’ news feeds.
By Jeremy B. Merrill & Will Oremus | October 27, 2021 | 8:03 a.m. ET.
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RustbeltAlumnus2 says:

October 27, 2021 at 8:53 am

I’m not a fan of Facebook (although it’s a great way to reconnect with long-lost classmates or make sure I send/receive birthday wishes). But the most intriguing part of this unending hit piece on Facebook is the careful coordination and PR planning that had to be funded by an enemy of Zuckerberg. Politico does the heavy lifting yet mainstream journalists are the lapdogs. Here’s the link: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/10/20/tech-billionaire-aiding-facebook-whistleblower-516358