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Facebook Lies to Your Lock Screen to Make You Tap
Facebook sent me a push notification saying someone replied to my comment. Nobody did. The real event, sitting in the app, was a stranger commenting on a group photo. The push had rewritten it into something personal, on iOS and Android both. The error only ever breaks one way, toward the tap.
Instagram's Boss Just Made the Case Against His Own Algorithm
Australia wants to force platforms to let you switch off the algorithm. Instagram's boss argued against it, and his argument was that people who turn the algorithm off use Instagram less. Read that again. He is not describing a worse experience for you. He is describing a worse outcome for Meta.