Facebook keeps researching its own harms — and burying the findings. A series of leaked internal reports shows Facebook knows far more than it lets on. That’s by design.

☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ · 3 years ago

Facebook keeps researching its own harms — and burying the findings. A series of leaked internal reports shows Facebook knows far more than it lets on. That’s by design.

☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ · 3 years ago

Commercial aspect of these platforms is directly at odds with the interest of the users because the platforms treat users as a resource for making profit. I think that the solution has to come from open source platforms that are operated as a public service. It’s the only way to avoid having a conflict of interest.

@Jeffrey · 3 years ago

Personally, I agree. The for-profit model is a rabbit hole of ethical grey areas, conflicts of interest, and unscrupulous incentives.

However, if Facebook hypothetically began offering a secure, private, and digitally healthy version of their platform for a monthly fee that might significantly diminish the current conflict of interest. A move like that would incite a whole host of other ethical concerns, but it would not be a conflict of interest between the interests of the business and the interest of those customers who can afford to pay extra.

☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ · 3 years ago

For sure, it would be vastly better if the business model was such that the users were seen as customers as opposed to a product.

Facebook keeps researching its own harms — and burying the findings. A series of leaked internal reports shows Facebook knows far more than it lets on. That’s by design.

Facebook keeps researching its own harms — and burying the findings. A series of leaked internal reports shows Facebook knows far more than it lets on. That’s by design.

Analysis | Facebook keeps researching its own harms — and burying the findings