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At Meta, Millions of Underage Users Were an ‘Open Secret,’ States Say
(www.nytimes.com)
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And? Your interpretation of the phrase isn’t common, and no one cares that you don’t care.
Edit: also, it’s not the reporter’s phrasing, they’re quoting the legal complaint by 33 states, hence the quotation marks.
Here, for your reading pleasure
https://coag.gov/app/uploads/2023/10/23.10.24-Doc.-1-Complaint-People-v.-Meta-23cv05448.pdf
Why the hostility? My point is that 'just a fraction' is a useless metric and we should focus on specifics.
They should be sharing what number of the accounts are banned so we have a clearer picture of the issue.
“Just a fraction” implies it’s a small fraction, usually less than half, and certainly not 99/100. You’re choosing to be dismissive to a ridiculous degree, and implied that just because a reporter said it that it should be dismissed, when their presentation indicates otherwise. If you want to be needlessly ignorant about it, I cannot stop you.
What is a small fraction? Lol, it's crazy watching you insult me while defending people who just want to take advantage of your ignorance.
If they have enough information to determine it's a 'small fraction,' they should just share that fraction so everyone has a better idea of what's going on.
Banning 'less than half' of accounts reported is completely reasonable, considering how many fake reports are generated. But we don't know what 'fraction' of the accounts were banned because the people who filed the report purposefully used vague language.
If that doesn't set off alarm bells in your head, it's because you're easily manipulated. Sorry you're so proud to defend it.