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“IG is a drug”: Internal messages may doom Meta at social media addiction trial (arstechnica.com)
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[–] 29 points 7 months ago (1 child)

No, news networks are not algorithmically curating content specifically for each individual person, based on personal traits that they record based on usage.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (1 child)

    Yes they are. That's what Fox news does. It curates content specifically for their wacky users.

    Whether they use an "algorithm" or not is a meaningless difference based on luddism.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

    Fox is curating content for their viewer base as a whole.

    Corporate social media is targeting each individual user based on their identity and preferences.

    While similar, they are not the same.

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