BBCNEWS Online Abuse October 22, 2021 02:55:00
That sensational or extreme or anger—inducing content keeps your attention longer and therefore allows them to send more adverts. so they are driving up their bottom line by keeping people's interest in horrible, violent, often misogynistic content. facebook say "protecting" their community is "more important than maximising profits." and after we wrote to facebook they announced new measures to tackle sexualised hate targeting journalists, politicians and celebrities on their sites. the un's drawing up plans to get all the social media companies to do much more to protect women. they are pr...