NEW YORK TIMES - LinkedIn ran experiments on ~20M users over 5 years that, while intended to improve how the platform worked for members, could have affected some people’s livelihoods. In experiments conducted worldwide from 2015 to 2019, Linkedin randomly varied the proportion of weak and strong contacts suggested by its "People You May Know" algorithm - the company's automated system for recommending new connections to its users.
by Natasha Singer
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