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    Nepal moves to block Facebook, X, YouTube and others

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    286 points saikatsg | 11 comments | 05 Sep 25 11:31 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source | bottom
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    ktosobcy ◴[05 Sep 25 12:29 UTC] No.45137736[source]▶
    EU should to the same (FB & X).

    In general anything that has "algorytmic content ordering" that pushes content triggering strong emotional reactions should be banned and burned to the ground.

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    1. wmeredith ◴[05 Sep 25 13:55 UTC] No.45138634[source]▶
    I saw a really good analogy the other day (on X, natch) that said subscribing to modern social media is like inviting a clown to come in your house every 10 minutes and scream, "It's gotten worse". I think about that a lot. Curation goes a long way, but it takes work.
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    2. mrcwinn ◴[05 Sep 25 14:37 UTC] No.45139109[source]▶
    Not to the same degree, but I'd argue HN has the same tendencies. Cynical, skeptical, assuming the worst intentions, a bogeyman tech giant hoping to destroy its own customers. Skepticism is, of course, healthy, but the default behavior in this community completely misses the reality that had we frozen progress, say, right near the Apple II launch, we never get HackerNews itself. :)

    And if you accept my premise, it's probably not the websites, but rather the humans themselves.

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    3. hshshshshsh ◴[05 Sep 25 14:39 UTC] No.45139134[source]▶
    Have you worked in a fortune 500?
    4. fluoridation ◴[05 Sep 25 14:41 UTC] No.45139153[source]▶
    It just comes down to how you use it. I use Twitter and BlueSky exclusively to follow artists, and all I see is art. If I didn't come to HN, I don't think I'd hear about any news.
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    5. socalgal2 ◴[05 Sep 25 15:27 UTC] No.45139692[source]▶
    Exactly why I often think I should stop reading HN
    6. op00to ◴[05 Sep 25 15:56 UTC] No.45140015[source]▶
    The clown also shows you pictures of how awesome everyone else is doing and asks why you are so fat and ugly and boring in comparison.
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    8. Mistletoe ◴[05 Sep 25 21:47 UTC] No.45144032[source]▶
    Beautiful description of our current life.
    9. yannyu ◴[05 Sep 25 21:50 UTC] No.45144064[source]▶
    It's one thing to have a community that has tendencies towards cynicism, skepticism, and assuming the worst. It's another thing to build an algorithm optimized for "engagement" which prioritizes polarizing content above all others because it keeps people addicted to the platform.

    Maybe the problem is the websites that amplify the most controversial and problematic content because they get the most clicks, so these companies can report better DAUs and MAUs.

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    10. int_19h ◴[05 Sep 25 22:31 UTC] No.45144444{3}[source]▶
    The problem is that humans themselves will amplify the most controversial and problematic content because anger is one of the strongest emotions.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE3j_RHkqJc

    11. realz ◴[06 Sep 25 01:25 UTC] No.45145712{3}[source]▶
    Might I add that Facebook has also proven time and time again that they believe in zero ethics. They will happily boost a dictator’s post. They’ll happily assist a rapist win elections. They’ll happily let you sell addictive content to kids. Heck they’ll even give you easy ways to target ads to “depressed 14 year old girls” specifically.