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As Broderick points out, the primary reason that this misinformation is spreading is because people want it to be true, whether it is or not. With the election just a few weeks away, partisans are pushing phony narratives to boost their candidates and hurt their opponents. And there’s nothing new about that. But there’s also a chance that a feed that becomes notorious for AI slop drives the next generation away. If Facebook wants to attract more young people, it may first need to do a better job reining in the worst impulses of its old people.

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As Broderick points out, the primary reason that this misinformation is spreading is because people want it to be true, whether it is or not. With the election just a few weeks away, partisans are pushing phony narratives to boost their candidates and hurt their opponents. And there’s nothing new about that. But there’s also a chance that a feed that becomes notorious for AI slop drives the next generation away. If Facebook wants to attract more young people, it may first need to do a better job reining in the worst impulses of its old people.
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Casey Newton (caseynewton@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Oct-2024 09:54:42 JST Casey Newton

I wrote about the tension between Facebook redesigning its app to appeal to younger users while its older users simultaneously fill it up with AI slop https://www.platformer.news/facebook-gen-z-redesign-ai-slop/

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