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>>aaronb+(OP)
> In 2016, internal analysis at Facebook found 64% of all extremist group joins were due to their own recommendation tools. Yet repeated attempts to counteract this problem were ignored or shut down.

That's pretty damning. Facebook execs knew that extremist groups were using their platform and Facebook's own tooling catalyzed their growth, and yet they did nothing about it.

>>save_f+q8
But doing so would hurt engagement, and hence the bottom line!

Facebook have, perhaps accidentally, created a monster of perverse incentives. Not sure what the solution is, besides regulation (which would be extremely difficult).

>>rsynno+Lb
I would be very careful about considering any actions that Facebook, in particular, takes to be accidental. From the very beginning, intentional recklessness ("Move fast and break things") has been their credo.

When you're being reckless on purpose, none of the damage you create is accidental.

>>shawn-+pd
Move fast and break things out another way is: hurry up let’s undermine democracy