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Re:Teen mental health is plummeting and social media is a ma... by misc213 on Thursday May 05, 2022 @12:40AM (#31269552)
We could start by trying to take the magic out of how social media sites decide what to display. Content delivery algorithms can be very effective at imparting a lasting impact on users that carries away from the platform.

If content delivery algorithms were open sourced it could add a healthy check to the ecosystem.

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Re:Teen mental health is plummeting and social media is a ma... by multiplegeorges on Thursday May 05, 2022 @12:50AM (#31269603)
How? Implicit in this request is the expectation that the platforms would accept changes and merge them into production. I don't see why they would.
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