GZERO World Clips
Nick Thompson: Facebook realized too late it couldn’t control its own algorithms
Nick Thompson: Facebook Realized Too Late It Couldn’t Control Its Own Algorithms | GZERO World
October 20, 2021
Three years ago, Facebook changed its algorithms to mitigate online rage and misinformation. But it only made Facebook worse by boosting toxic engagement, says Nick Thompson, The Atlantic CEO & former WIRED editor-in-chief. Thompson believes Facebook simply got in over its head, rather than becoming intentionally "evil" like, say, Big Tobacco with cigarettes. "I think they just created something they couldn't control. And I think they didn't grasp what was happening until too late." Watch his interview with Ian Bremmer on the latest episode of GZERO World.
From Your Site Articles
- LinkedIn right to shut down in China, says journalist Nick Thompson ... ›
- “Blood and glass" and the power of Big Tech - GZERO Media ›
- The Big Tech breakup: Could it happen? - GZERO Media ›
- Is Facebook like a car or a cigarette? - GZERO Media ›
- Facebook metaverse launch leads other Big Tech firms to focus on AR/VR - GZERO Media ›
- Podcast: How to get social media companies to protect users (instead of hurting them) - GZERO Media ›
- Podcast: Man-made crisis: how do we survive on the planet we warmed? UN environment chief explains - GZERO Media ›
- Podcast: Brave new big tech world: Nicholas Thompson's perspective - GZERO Media ›
- Nicholas Thompson on the outsized influence of Big Tech - GZERO Media ›
More For You
The Supreme Court curbs Trump’s trade agenda, but the administration is undeterred. So, what's next? Ian Bremmer sits down with economists Scott Lincicome of the Cato Institute and Paul Krugman to examine the future of tariffs, and the politics shaping trade policy.
Most Popular
Think you know what's going on around the world? Here's your chance to prove it.
New fronts of Iran conflict, A better week for Russia than Ukraine, US and Spain butt heads
Mar 05, 2026
An explosion in Sanandaj, Kurdistan province, Iran, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in this still image from a social media video released on March 5, 2026.
Social Media/via REUTERS
Two Iranian drones hit Azerbaijan, Iran’s northern neighbor, on Thursday, injuring four people and expanding the Iran conflict onto another front.
© 2025 GZERO Media. All Rights Reserved | A Eurasia Group media company.