This is actually really important, as it speaks to the real problem with this kind of technology: a huge hole in the programming eyes, minds, and hearts of this entire operation. You guys are running the largest social media corporation in the world, and you didnt have the foresight to at least be considerate in how your program, one which has almost become analagous to a personal(-ized) diary for some, would affect its users if forced to participate in concentrated reminiscence? A picture of my daughter, who is dead. Who died this year. ... Where the human aspect fell short, at least with Facebook, was in not providing a way to opt out. The Year in Review ad keeps coming up in my feed, rotating through different fun-and-fabulous backgrounds, as if celebrating a death, and there is no obvious way to stop it. ... Just to pick two obvious fixes: first, don’t pre-fill a picture until you’re sure the user actually wants to see pictures from their year. And second, instead of pushing the app at people, maybe ask them if they’d like to try a preview—just a simple yes or no. If they say no, ask if they want to be asked again later, or never again. And then, of course, honor their choices.
Posted on: Fri, 26 Dec 2014 20:04:12 +0000
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