Disclaimer: I have always thought Facebook was the devil -- it uses a growth model that co-opts human behavior in a manner not in the best interests of the participants
Having said that, the media coverage is starting to get the feeling of piling on. Reporters have decided the media narrative around FB is something like "Big company goes evil. Users revolt"
I think we may have reached the point where the leaders of FB really want to do this correctly, but the momentum of the company and the overriding media narrative may continue to drive lots of stories like this.
So. I'm going to be careful to double-check the "Facebook is killing your grandma!" types of stories. The media is famous for getting tech wrong. My guess is that most all of them will have a grain of truth. And most all of them will need some technical clarification before we can make heads or tails of it.
Having said that, the media coverage is starting to get the feeling of piling on. Reporters have decided the media narrative around FB is something like "Big company goes evil. Users revolt"
I think we may have reached the point where the leaders of FB really want to do this correctly, but the momentum of the company and the overriding media narrative may continue to drive lots of stories like this.
So. I'm going to be careful to double-check the "Facebook is killing your grandma!" types of stories. The media is famous for getting tech wrong. My guess is that most all of them will have a grain of truth. And most all of them will need some technical clarification before we can make heads or tails of it.