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On engagement metrics and Facebook malignancy

Today's thesis: engagement metrics are unfairly maligned, but Facebook deserves every piece of criticism thrown at it.

Adam Tinworth

Sep 15, 2020

6 min read

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Adam Tinworth

Adam has been a blogger for over 20 years, and a journalist for more than 25. He currently works as a consultant and trainer, helping people do better, more engaged online journalism.

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