
To Fix Its Toxic Ad Problem, Facebook Must Break Itself
To Fix Its Toxic Ad Problem, Facebook Must Break Itself
Business, Spoken · SpokenLayer
September 19, 20177m 21s
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Show Notes
It is a sure sign that Facebook’s algorithms have run amok when they allow anyone to target ads to people with an expressed interest in burning Jews. Likewise, when Russians can sow chaos in American elections by purchasing thousands of phony Facebook ads without Facebook realizing it, the automated systems selling those ads may need some oversight.
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