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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/oct/02/facebook-...

They decide what news & ads get shown.

FB played a significant role in Brexit and US Presidential elections, enforcing filter bubbles, and running ads in violation of campaign finance laws (i.e. Russia).



Extrapolating that to “Zuck controls 3b people” is bullshit hyperbole


Facebook has also performed studies where they controlled the items that show on individuals news feed and recorded how it changed their emotions. Controlling 3b people is exactly how I would describe it.




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