EPISODE · Apr 8, 2026 · 26 MIN
Facebook Experiments - The Illusion of the Privacy Dial
from Facebook Experiments · host Inception Point AI
Host Ava Grey examines Facebook's 2009 granular privacy controls and research showing privacy-conscious users paradoxically increased public sharing after gaining per-post settings. Carnegie Mellon studies tracked thousands of users over six years, revealing how perceived control decreased actual privacy while expanding data exposure to advertisers, apps, and the platform itself. Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTV This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.
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Host Ava Grey examines Facebook's 2009 granular privacy controls and research showing privacy-conscious users paradoxically increased public sharing after gaining per-post settings. Carnegie Mellon studies tracked thousands of users over six years, revealing how perceived control decreased actual privacy while expanding data exposure to advertisers, apps, and the platform itself. Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTV This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.
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Facebook Experiments - The Illusion of the Privacy Dial
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