Mark Zuckerberg’s ambitious 10-year plan could literally change our reality — and that’s scary
From the controversy over allegedly censoring conservative news sources from Facebook's trending topics, to the recent discussion over "fake news" and fact-checking in the wake of the presidential election, we're starting to explore how social media, and this company in particular, affect what we read, and perhaps what we think.
In the virtual reality world that Facebook is building, the company could actually control what we see, and what we experience. Facebook's mysterious algorithms will be at work in ways we've never really experienced before, interfacing directly with our senses.
This raises fresh concerns. For instance, a Facebook glitch in November suddenly caused two million or so users, including Zuckerberg himself, to be declared dead. That's distressing when it's just on a screen.
What if a Facebook algorithm change means that people who disagree with you are literally rendered invisible?
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