Facebook has had many bad days and months, and the company is currently facing yet another public disgrace.
Lets dive right into them.
What are the Facebook Papers?
Whos Frances Haugen and what does she think about Facebook?
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you’re able to read more about ithere.
Below are some of the big problem areas for Facebook.
Well keep updating the list as new details emerge.
Facebooks more popular among baby boomers these days.
Fewer teens are signing up for the services.
Thats not surprising given the growth of other platforms such as TikTok.
This creates a massive resource crunch for monitoring countries that communicate in languages other than English.
The situation in other countries, which are slotted in tier three according toThe Platformer, is more dire.
When it was rolled out, Zuckerberg said that it meant to increase interactions between friends and family.
However, thischange backfired, as the feeds became angrier, resulting in increased toxicity and misinformation.
Plus, the social web link began to distance Zuckerberg from controversial topics such as vaccine misinformation.
In 2018, the company even ran an experiment of turning off itsNews Feed algorithm for select people.
That led to worse experiences for many people, with less engagement and more ads.
Were FB, not some naive startup.
A report fromWiredechoed what some former employees have said before: the company focuses on engagement obsessively.
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This is by no means an exhaustive list of all the issues uncovered by the Facebook Papers.
That’s one heck of a mixed bag.
He likes to say “Bleh.
That’s one heck of a mixed bag.
He likes to say “Bleh.”
