Over the last decade, few platforms have declined quite as rapidly and visibly as Facebook and Instagram. What used to be apps for catching up with your friends and family are now algorithmic nightmares that constantly interrupt you with suggested content and advertisements that consistently outweigh the content of people
  • Kraiden@kbin.run
    3·
    1 month ago

    those running Facebook groups routinely find that their content isn’t even being shown to those who choose to follow them thanks to Meta’s outright abusive approach to social media where the customer is not only wrong, but should ideally have little control over what they see.

    inhales deeply YOU ARE NOT THE CUSTOMER!!! YOU ARE THE PRODUCT!!!

    It astounds me how many people STILL don’t understand this

    • Melt@lemm.eeEnglish
      02·
      1 month ago

      it doesn’t make sense, just say they’re exploiting customers. Saying “you are product” just make people take it literally and think Facebook is wrapping people up and selling them whole package, organ and brain included, which is nonsense

      • tootoughtoremember@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 month ago

        Saying “you are product” just make people take it literally and think Facebook is wrapping people up and selling them whole package, organ and brain included, which is nonsense

        You’re the only person I’ve ever seen who has taken this expression literally.

        • Buddahriffic@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          1 month ago

          Seems like I’ve been seeing more and more comments on Lemmy that are dumb takes like the one above. Makes me wonder if Lemmy is on the radar of more of the bad faith posters sowing division but having no idea how to get through to the demographic here.

      • retrieval4558@mander.xyzEnglish
        1·
        1 month ago

        Damn metaphors must scare the shit out of you, huh.

        And no I don’t mean you literally defecate at the thought.