Facebook emotional manipulation experiment
In 2012, Facebook, Inc. conducted one-week experiment where they tried manipulating people their emotions negatively.[1] It was revealed in 2014.[2][3]
Reaction by Facebook[edit]
The leader of the experiment Adam D. I. Kramer, apologized for the experiment and suggested that the results were insignificant and not worth the anxiety that the reports of the experiment.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Lawson, Celeste, Dr (2019). Communication skills for business professionals. Robert, Dr Gill, Angela Feekery, Mieke Witsel (2nd ed.). Cambridge, United Kingdom. p. 227. ISBN 978-1-108-59441-7. OCLC 1059514385.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Facebook manipulated users' moods in secret experiment". The Independent. 2014-06-30. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
- ^ Meyer, Robinson (2014-06-28). "Everything We Know About Facebook's Secret Mood Manipulation Experiment". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
- ^ Media and Communication Research Methods: An Introduction to Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches.