The chapter discusses the financial benefits of AI-generated content on Facebook and how individuals and the platform profit from it. It also explores how Facebook altered its algorithm to increase engagement through a TikTok-inspired feed, impacting the content users see and leading to a globalized content experience.
Paris Marx is joined by Jason Koebler to discuss the AI-generated spam filling Facebook, how the platform seems to have given up trying to stop it, and where the internet goes from here.
Jason Koebler is the co-host of the 404 Media Podcast.
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The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation. Production is by Eric Wickham. Transcripts are by Brigitte Pawliw-Fry.
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