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Whistleblower: Facebook entices publishers to post inflammatory content

Frances Haugen said Facebook’s algorithm optimizes for content that gets engagement. That's led to publishers, "realizing that if they produce more content that is angry and divisive and polarizing, they'll get more views."
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