Better Offline How Mark Zuckerberg Deliberately Made Facebook Worse
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May 22, 2024 Marketing expert Ed Zitron exposes shocking insider stories about Facebook's deliberate strategy to make the platform worse for users. Discusses unethical practices, manipulation of metrics for engagement, and the prioritization of revenue over user experience by Mark Zuckerberg and his team.
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People You May Know Dangers
- A Facebook engineer, David Erb, discovered that "People You May Know" was used by predators to target children.
- Despite his warnings, Facebook proceeded with encryption, prioritizing it over child safety.
Sponsored Stories
- Sponsored stories were introduced in 2012, prioritizing paid content over user connections.
- Facebook had tested and discontinued this feature earlier, showing a shift in priorities.
Bosworth's Memo
- Andrew Bosworth, Meta's CTO, argued that growth justifies any harm, even loss of life.
- He defended manipulative practices in pursuit of connecting people.