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[-] WilloftheWest@feddit.uk 51 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It’s more insidious than dead internet theory. Imagine any significant social media platform containing a large proportion of users that can be directly prompted to tout any message, or mass downvote opinions that the company doesn’t like. All this can happen while the company claims to be a “free speech platform”.

Like some kind of necromancer and their army of undead.

[-] hungryphrog 11 points 1 month ago

But not even cool. :(

[-] rustyfish@lemmy.world 23 points 1 month ago

To be fair: The boomers still crawling on Facebook can be considered dead in some way.

[-] Sho@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

Them and alot of Millenials unfortunately, I quit FB about 9 years ago and when ever I run into someone I know they always wonder why I'm not on FB anymore.

[-] moosetwin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 1 month ago
[-] RangerJosie@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago

Speedrunning the Dead Internet theory.

[-] shani66@ani.social 13 points 1 month ago

Wait, what? They are planning on doing that?That's crazy

[-] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago

why would that even be beneficial for Facebook?

[-] megopie 24 points 1 month ago

Because they’re reaching a point where the amount and quality of user generated content is not enough to retain the remaining users.

[-] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)
[-] megopie 1 points 1 month ago

3 billion registered accounts is not the same as 3 billion individual active users. Most people don’t delete their account when they stop using a platform.

[-] 2kool4idkwhat@lemdro.id 6 points 1 month ago

The boomers yearn for the Shrimp Jesus

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