EPISODE · Apr 8, 2026 · 24 MIN
Facebook Experiments - The Week They Tweaked Your Feelings
from Facebook Experiments · host Inception Point AI
Join host Ava Grey as she examines Facebook's controversial 2012 emotional contagion study, where 689,003 users had their News Feeds algorithmically manipulated without their knowledge. We explore the consent failures, institutional complicity, and ethical questions raised when a platform company conducted psychological experiments on its users. 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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Join host Ava Grey as she examines Facebook's controversial 2012 emotional contagion study, where 689,003 users had their News Feeds algorithmically manipulated without their knowledge. We explore the consent failures, institutional complicity, and ethical questions raised when a platform company conducted psychological experiments on its users. 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 Week They Tweaked Your Feelings
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