Facebook can be sued over biased ad algorithm, says court
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Facebook’s ad algorithm is getting more attention.
  • AbidanYre@lemmy.worldEnglish
    28·
    2 years ago

    who turned to Facebook to find an insurance provider

    Well there’s your first problem right there.

    • Odelay42@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      2 years ago

      Regulations exist to protect people from corporations.

      I know Facebook sucks, you know Facebook sucks, but Facebook spends billions of dollars to convince hundreds of millions of people they don’t suck, and it’s extremely effective.

      I get the impulse to say, “you should know better than you go to Facebook for important info”, but the fact is, a lot of people do go to Facebook for important info, so it’s critical that Facebook is held accountable to their de facto position as an objective source of information.