Chris 👾

Friendly reminder: algorithm-based social media platforms are toxic by design, bad for your mental health and responsible for spreading misinformation and disinformation.

https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/10/05/1036519/facebook-whistleblower-frances-haugen-algorithms/

https://www.thesocialdilemma.com/

#threads #meta #fediverse #socialmedia #twitter #tiktok #mastodon

The Facebook whistleblower says its algorithms are dangerous. Here’s why.

Frances Haugen’s testimony at the Senate hearing today raised serious questions about how Facebook’s algorithms work—and echoes many findings from our previous investigation.

MIT Technology Review
Jul 6, 2023 at 5:11amWeb
Show threadbilal azad ♈☀️Jul 6, 2023
@chris
plus, they constantly 'steal' our lives.
Show threadRichad AJul 6, 2023
@chris I quit FB and IG during the pandemic because they were both making me miserable, and during lockdowns the last thing you want is for depressant social media to drag you down. I realised, and quit FB and IG.
Show threadSpanna65Jul 6, 2023
@chris completely agree