Monday, October 6, 2014

«Facebook» policies updated after the study «news feeds»

The company «Facebook», updating its policies relating to research in the study of light mood to RSS News and conducted by the year 2012.

She had appeared during the month of June, news about making the social network to test a series of nearly 700 thousand user to determine the effects of the exposure status updates to both positive and negative.

At the disclosure of that study significant criticism by many who demanded «Facebook» a formal apology for it.

After 3 months, put «Facebook» a new policy regarding the method of conducting experiments and tests on users of social network, which includes the process of reviewing new and more improvement before starting any research, as well as the establishment of a committee on to ensure compliance with evidence indicative.

He acknowledged Chief Technology in «Facebook» on the company's official blog, saying: «It is now clear that there are things we had done in a different way».

He added: «For example, we had to examine other experimental methods is to conduct this research. The research should also benefit from more intensive review by groups broader and more experience ».

Engineers will be subject of the new training program now for about a culture of research for 6 weeks, and will post all research activities carried out by «Facebook» in one place on the Internet, which is that it will happen regularly.

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