How Your Feed Gets Engineered to Make You Angry #Algorithm #SocialMedia

Facebook isn't really a social network. It's an emotional slot machine, and the jackpot is rage. We've seen what happens when you scale that globally. In Myanmar, Facebook wasn't just part of the conversation. The United Nations said it played a determining role. Facebook played a determining role in the Rohingya genocide. Think about that. A social media platform helped accelerate genocide. That's not a moderation problem. That's a product problem. And internally, they knew. Whistleblower Frances Haugen revealed internal research showing Facebook knew its platform was damaging teenage mental health, amplifying extremism, and rewarding outrage over truth. They had the data, they had the research, they had the warnings, and they chose engagement because every time you make the platform safer, you make it less addictive. And every time you make it less addictive, you make less money. Ultimize.