Comment on Google, X and Facebook Are Modern-Day Tobacco Companies
tilllt@feddit.org 1 day ago
Meta whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams says company targeted ads at teens based on their ‘emotional state’
[…] She said the company was letting advertisers know when the teens were depressed so they could be served an ad at the best time.
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douglasg14b@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Have we collectively forgotten that Facebook tested manipulating users emotional states all the way back in 2014.
Where they tested to see if people with depression can be even more depressed if their social media feeds are manipulated to take away positive interaction.
MisanthropiCynic@lemm.ee 1 day ago
That’s back when I attempted suicide