Who the fuck comes up with this stuff?
this post was submitted on 05 May 2025
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The most generous assumption is that they use statistics to determine correlations like this (e.g., deleted selfies resulted in a high CTR for beauty ads so they made that a part of their algo). The least generous interpretation is exactly what you're thinking: an asshole came up with it because it's logical and effective.
Either way, ethics needs to be a bigger part of the programmers education. And we, as a society, need to make algorithms more transparent (at least social media algorithms). Reddit's trending algorithm used to be open source during the good ole days.
Can you make the algorithm open source that determined it was ok for you to murder Tuvix tho
if (ugly) {
kill_child(child_name);
} else {
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
}
JANEWAY DID WHAT SHE HAD TO DO
People who traded morals for money.
The kind of person whose past probably includes more than a few vivisected animals.
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Wonder how much of a bonus the sick fuck who pitched that got for the idea?
Probably nothing. Most likely, a paid consultant to give ideas. And if it was a worker, they were just doing their job and at most got a "great job, keep up the good work," praise email.
And tiktok is supposed to be our enemy?
Big tech is our enemy. It doesn't matter if it's facebook or tiktok.
I agree!
Both can be enemies.
both ARE enemies.
I agree. I'm addressing the obvious hypocrisy of big tech
Por que no los dos?
TikTok absolutely does the same kind of thing and worse. Engagement is all that matters. Doesn't matter what kind, what about, or how that engagement is generated.
I'm very skeptical that the Chinese government having your data as an American is worse than the American government and corporations (you know, the people with applicable jurisdiction) having it. Seems more likely to me that American interests just weren't happy about a huge platform of Americans not being under their umbrella of control and censorship. Sure, you could argue that China of course has their own, but the two wouldn't completely overlap, so there were windows where things could be freely and organically discussed and organized by Americans, without American government and corporate interference. Obviously that couldn't be allowed to stand.
That's very nice and cute that you're skeptical, but they're literally doing the same thing, except with a goal of weakening America instead generating more money.
Your skepticism doesn't matter- it's an attack on you, stop excusing it.
Yes there definitely would be an alterior agenda to the reasons for the push to hate on tiktok data fears. But that's not to say that people are any safer (data wise) with US big tech.
How did they come up with this idea? Did the algorithm suggest this pattern, or did someone in marketing come up with it?
Fucking hell. That is vile!