I'm not on facebook but it sounds entirely plausible. Facebook conducts psychological experiments[0] to optimise for user engagement so if that anger can make you stay a bit longer and see a few more ads then that's money for them.
Those precious hate dollars have deadly consequences though, especially for Muslims[1][2].
Also not on fb. It sounds plausible to me as well.
But even in the best case scenario social media is not a robust system and will amplify controversy.
In addition there is money to be made by fanning the flames. I mean it pretty genius, people get angry they go on fb to rant about it.
Zuckerberg will be a name remembered like Carnegie, but not for making anything. Just for owning feelings and controversy. Second best to owning the color blue.
Those precious hate dollars have deadly consequences though, especially for Muslims[1][2].
[0]: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jul/02/facebook-...
[1]: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-rohingya-facebook...
[2]: https://theintercept.com/2019/12/07/facebook-mark-zuckerberg...