{"id":349404,"date":"2021-10-06T22:11:59","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T19:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/facebook-whistleblower-has-an-obvious-solution-to-fix-the-news-feed\/"},"modified":"2021-10-06T22:11:59","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T19:11:59","slug":"facebook-whistleblower-has-an-obvious-solution-to-fix-the-news-feed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/facebook-whistleblower-has-an-obvious-solution-to-fix-the-news-feed\/","title":{"rendered":"#Facebook whistleblower has an obvious solution to fix the news feed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> whistleblower has an obvious solution to fix the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> feed<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-cdn.tnwcdn.com\/image?fit=796%2C417&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2021%2F10%2FUntitled-design-7.jpg&amp;signature=ace4eae26563f701c54ed604494d41f5\" \/><\/p>\n<div>Whistleblower <span>Frances Haugen has exposed major problems at Facebook, but the data scientist has also proposed some solutions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>One of her most eye-catching suggestions is changing the ordering of news feeds on Facebook and Instagram.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.net\/embed\/iframe\/wkot1zfukh?videoFoam=true&amp;autoPlay=true\" title=\"\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wistia_embed\" name=\"wistia_embed\" allowfullscreen=\"\" msallowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Facebook\u2019s algorithms currently steer users to content that generates more engagement. Haugen <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commerce.senate.gov\/2021\/10\/protecting%20kids%20online:%20testimony%20from%20a%20facebook%20whistleblower\">told a Senate panel<\/a> on Wednesday that this <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roach can have dire consequences:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span>It is causing teenagers to be exposed to more anorexia content, it is pulling families apart, and in places like Ethiopia, it\u2019s literally fanning ethnic violence.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>She believes these risks would be reduced by switching to a <span>chronological newsfeed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Haugen argues that ordering posts by time would deliver safer content. Facebook may argue that this would trigger a proliferation of spam, but Haugen said that spam could be demoted in the news feed:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span>I\u2019m a strong proponent of chronological ranking, or ordering by time with a little bit of spam demotion, because I think we don\u2019t want computers deciding what we focus on.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Haugen\u2019s proposal may well make news feeds less toxic. <span>Engagement-based rankings, however, keep users on the sites for longer, which is integral to Facebook\u2019s ad-based business model.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>As a specialist in <span>\u201calgorithmic product management\u201d who\u2019s<\/span> worked for Facebook, Google, Pinterest, and Yelp, Haugen\u2019s recommendations merit attention. But as someone who says Facebook <span>consistently \u201cchooses profit over safety,\u201d <\/span>she recognizes that the company is unlikely to follow her advice.<\/p>\n<p><em>Greetings Humanoids! 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