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Antitrust: Engagement Loops (are ruining the world)

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The Algrythms of Engagement

The algorithm doesn't necessarily know the difference between uplifting and unhealthy content, but it does know which bucket of content will absorb more of the user's time. facebook isn't maliciously feeding tenagers content that will amplify things like self harm, anaraxia and suicide on purpose,. But because this group of tenager has that thought or curiosity, if it then responds by inundating them with relevant posts. It wants to give them whatever it has that's relevant and that will keep them engaged.

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