A former senior Facebook employee described a data-driven engineering view in which virality was treated as evidence of what users wanted, reducing the company’s perceived responsibility.

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"A former senior Facebook employee described a data-driven engineering view in which virality was treated as evidence of what users wanted, reducing the company’s perceived responsibility."

Warzel quotes a former senior Facebook employee describing a view in which flourishing or viral content was treated as a reflection of user demand rather than Facebook’s role.

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Source title How People Inside Facebook Are Reacting To The Company’s Election Crisis

Source authors Charlie Warzel

Source year 2017

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