Turn on cable news for a minute and it's quite obvious that it is designed to make you angry. What difference does it make if they performed research or not?
> "From history we know that research left unchecked and unrestricted can start leading to some really dark and horrible things. Right now I think it's a problem that social media companies can do research without answering to the same regulatory bodies that regular academics / researchers would. For example, they don't have to answer to independant ethics committees / reviews. They're free to experiement as they like on the entire population."
For example maybe next they decide to research whether they can influence body dysmorphia, or suicide
Because it's the whole topic of this conversation
> "From history we know that research left unchecked and unrestricted can start leading to some really dark and horrible things. Right now I think it's a problem that social media companies can do research without answering to the same regulatory bodies that regular academics / researchers would. For example, they don't have to answer to independant ethics committees / reviews. They're free to experiement as they like on the entire population."
For example maybe next they decide to research whether they can influence body dysmorphia, or suicide