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There’s an Algorithmic Reason You Should Reply ‘Yes’ to Every Facebook Event
Say No to No
A ‘yes’ can actively promote an event in your friends’ timelines. A ‘no’ can be an algorithmic death knell—and also ‘cruel and unusual’ levels of impolite.
Taylor Lorenz
Published
Nov. 16 2017
8:00PM EST
Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast
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