The Sociable: Facebook says it doesn’t benefit from hate, but its algorithms tell a different story: op-ed

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CEP Senior Advisor Prof. Dr. Hany Farid quoted: "UC Berkeley professor and expert in digital forensics Dr. Hany Farid testified that Facebook has a toxic business model that puts profit over the good of society and that its algorithms have been trained to encourage divisiveness and the amplification of misinformation."

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July 7, 2020
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