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“LinkedIn ran experiments on more than 20 million users over five years … The findings suggest that some users had better access to job opportunities or a meaningful difference in access to job opportunities.”
https://inkl.com/a/avvnWvSAxrA
Me, a decade ago: “you’re the lab rat”
Folks: “you’re scaremongering”
@aral Sociology departments at these universities don't have ethics committee oversight, do they?
"LinkedIn said that during the study it had “acted consistently with” the company’s user agreement, privacy policy and member settings. The privacy policy notes that LinkedIn uses members’ personal data for research purposes."I love how they've secured themselves by including vague statements in the privacy policy that nobody reads, and considers this informed consent.
@aral "Catherine Flick, a senior researcher in computing and social responsibility at De Montfort University in Leicester, England, described the study as more of a corporate marketing exercise.
“The study has an inherent bias,” Flick said. “It shows that, if you want to get more jobs, you should be on LinkedIn more.”"
Hyde @aral Never found a job there, got spammed by many recruiters, and just left it.
USELESS !
@aral In any case… #LinkedIn is the only mainstream social network I still have an account on, and I think I won’t leave anytime soon.
The only alternative I know (vutuv.de) is light years behind both in terms of features and participation.
What about a federated alternative? I am so curious to imagine a LinkedIn on the #Fediverse 
@tommi @aral there's a project, #flockingbird or something like this
@aral It's their business model.