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Algorithm tweaks don’t change the bottom line
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"Facebook seems to be trying to get more transparent about how the algorithms ... function, with a statement on Monday about cracking down on “clickbait.” ... But despite the attempts at openness, the bottom line remains the same: Facebook is a black box.
No one really has any clue why the site chooses to show or hide certain content... what comes through Facebook is the site’s version of what you should be reading — and what you need to know about the world — not your version...
clickbait is one of those things that everyone thinks they know when it appears, but no one can really define... what the site seems to be targeting isn’t so much clickbait-style stories or posts, but clickbait headlines — mostly the so-called “curiosity gap” style headlines that promise some earth-shattering revelation and then don’t follow through ...
[so] some of the same posts that seem to bother people so much will likely continue to exist and be ranked highly, provided the people posting them describe them accurately in the headline...
A related question is whether Facebook itself is partly — or even largely — responsible for the state of affairs it is now trying to correct...
- Algorithm tweaks don’t change the bottom line: Facebook is in charge of what you see — Tech News and Analysis
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