Aral Balkan

“LinkedIn ran experiments on more than 20 million users over five years … The findings suggest that some users had better access to job opportunities or a meaningful difference in access to job opportunities.”

inkl.com/a/avvnWvSAxrA

Me, a decade ago: “you’re the lab rat”

Folks: “you’re scaremongering”

#peopleFarming #surveillanceCapitalism #youreTheLabRat #BigTech #colonialTechnology

LinkedIn Ran Social Experiments On 20 Million Users Over Five Years

LinkedIn ran experiments on more than 20 million users over five years that, while intended to improve how the platform…

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The Ferridge

in reply to Aral Balkan • 2 years ago • •

Sociology departments at these universities don't have ethics committee oversight, do they?

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smallcircles (Humane Tech Now)

in reply to Aral Balkan • 2 years ago • •

I am pretty sure that #LinkedIn has set some suppression rules on my account, since for a time I wasn't a 'nice player' that sent platitudes about the "wisdom of work" and all the other BS algorithmic content that graces your timeline there.

And I may have trolled the CEO a bit a couple years back, jumping on his posts with snarky comments, while all the rest of the folks were like "Ooh and aahh, and you're such a great leader and guru" arse-licking.

Now I use LI for the rolodex mostly.

#linkedin

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sudonymouse

in reply to Aral Balkan • 2 years ago • •

"Catherine Flick, a senior researcher in computing and social responsibility at De Montfort University in Leicester, England, described the study as more of a corporate marketing exercise.

“The study has an inherent bias,” Flick said. “It shows that, if you want to get more jobs, you should be on LinkedIn more.”"