Facebook in the spotlight again
We are all more or less aware of the amount of controversy that has taken place and still exists around Facebook, now called Meta. Controversies ranging from abuse of user data to collection thereof without user consent.
But it seems that in no case does it stay there, far from it. Apparently, from Facebook they would have manipulated their application for mobile devices causing it to work badly on some devices, including the iPhone and the iPad, to purpose.
Facebook would be carrying out "negative tests" in its app and without the consent of the users
This is what a former Facebook employee has revealed accusing the company of conducting “negative tests” and having a division concrete for it. Negative testing or "negative testing" that covered a multitude of operations that negatively affected users.
These tests include slowdowns in the loading times of multimedia elements such as photos or videos, as well as web pages and practically all the content that can be found regularly in the app Facebook This with the intention of detecting user interactions during these purposely slowed down processes.
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And not only that, but there is something that negatively and directly affected the users' devices. One of these tests involved making the app consume more battery power than usual on individual user devices.
All these negative tests were carried out without the consent of the users and without taking into account the negative impact they could have on their devices. And, as usual, the main purpose was related to the data, interactions and other actions of the users.
The truth is that this does not end up surprising us knowing previous controversies. It is not clear if it only affects the Facebook app or, also, the rest of the Meta apps. In any case, it is something quite serious. What do you think of these practices?
