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Chris Remington ( remington@beehaw.org ) MA to Technology · 2 months ago

Australia to force social media platforms to allow users to opt out of algorithms

www.theguardian.com

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Australia to force social media platforms to allow users to opt out of algorithms

www.theguardian.com

Chris Remington ( remington@beehaw.org ) MA to Technology · 2 months ago
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Draft legislation enforces digital duty of care including limiting children’s exposure to misogynistic and eating disorder content
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    Why would I do that on a low-volume instance? I still sort by New on Reddit.

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      Sorting by new? That’s also an algorithm.

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        Sending the HTTP request and receiving and processing the response is a sequence of countless algorithms.

        It seems the common meaning for “algorithmic feed” is actually “personalized feed” or “targeted feed”. They adapt based on the user, not necessarily the community as a whole.

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