{"id":8214,"date":"2021-10-06T19:11:59","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T19:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1369119"},"modified":"2021-10-06T19:11:59","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:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=8214","title":{"rendered":"Facebook whistleblower has an obvious solution to fix the news feed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-cdn.tnwcdn.com\/image\/neural?filter_last=1&amp;fit=1280%2C640&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2021%2F10%2FUntitled-design-7.jpg&amp;signature=0f31bf3edc0450deac1a4e7cedcab0b0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>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>Facebook\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/topic\/algorithm\">algorithms<\/a> currently steer users to content that generates more engagement. Haugen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commerce.senate.gov\/2021\/10\/protecting%20kids%20online:%20testimony%20from%20a%20facebook%20whistleblower\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">told a Senate panel<\/a> on Wednesday that this approach can have dire consequences:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"9\">\n<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 readability=\"8\">\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! Did you know we have a newsletter all about AI? You can subscribe to it&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/share.hsforms.com\/1kUPK28s-Ro67GKE8E65Zwg47gef\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">right here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/facebook-whistleblower-wants-ditch-algorithmic-engagement-ranking-restore-chronological-news-feeds\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whistleblower Frances Haugen has exposed major problems at Facebook, but the data scientist has also proposed some solutions. 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