Sure it is. Is it Meta’s algorithm, is it user reach, is it paid ads, is it channels, is it memes, is it leaning, is it…
Meta is participating in a pretty big study with actual researchers here. I’m no Meta fan, and this is partly for PR I’m sure, but this is a really good thing that more social media companies should do.
Those seem like “how” or “why” questions to me. More complicated. The big one is “how do we prevent” and I bet we won’t get an honest answer from big social themselves. That’s why there should be independent public research.
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Sure it is. Is it Meta’s algorithm, is it user reach, is it paid ads, is it channels, is it memes, is it leaning, is it…
Meta is participating in a pretty big study with actual researchers here. I’m no Meta fan, and this is partly for PR I’m sure, but this is a really good thing that more social media companies should do.
Those seem like “how” or “why” questions to me. More complicated. The big one is “how do we prevent” and I bet we won’t get an honest answer from big social themselves. That’s why there should be independent public research.