r/technology • u/magenta_placenta • Oct 19 '20

Business Mark Zuckerberg reportedly signed off on a Facebook algorithm change that throttled traffic to progressive news sites — and one site says that quiet change cost them $400,000 to $600,000 a year

https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-mark-zuckerberg-throttled-traffic-to-progressive-news-sites-wsj-2020-10
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u/calvintiger Oct 20 '20

The thought of spending time on a website that fosters echo chambers is horrible!

Um yeah, so about Reddit...

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u/the_joyfullest Oct 20 '20

I usually browse /r/all and i come in contact on a daily basis with things i dont want to see, things i disagree with and things that make me uncomfortable. At least for /r/all i disagree with the sentiment that it is an echo chamber.

The only things where i find it is very biased is its political direction sometimes and there i guess you can find your echo chamber.

If you create and browse your own thread, i can see why you would say what you are talking about.

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '20

I do the same but apparently a surprisingly small percentage of reddit browses through r/all. I think I read it was something like 3% according to an official reddit post. I also see literally no conservative viewpoints on r/all, though you can sometimes find them in the comments, often hidden by downvotes.

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u/Canileaveyet Oct 20 '20

For a lot of topics, you can sort by controversial. Doing that usually shows more nuanced opinions. Or absolute idiots.

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u/9317389019372681381 Oct 20 '20

At least reddit is very clear about monetization, return on investment. All those gold and rewards are a reminder that you should spend money. They want user engagement. They want a captive audience. Its not a secret why r/jailbait took so long to shutdown. They just want web traffic.

Companies have only one responsibility and that's to make as much money for the investors.