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Australians will be able to switch off social media algorithms under planned legislation (www.bbc.co.uk)
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[–] 20 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Algorithm: a specific step-by-step procedure for solving a problem or accomplishing some end

Software is full of algorithms.

I know there is also the recent meaning where "algorithm" stands for recommender systems and algorithmic curation, but I expect lawmakers to be a little more precise in their wording.

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  • [–] 3 points 12 hours ago

    They want to make the Feed without algorithms so bad that nobody will use it.

    Social media companies want regulation to keep out competition while allowing them to keep the ads and algorithm flowing as is today as much as possible

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  • [–] 7 points 1 day ago

    They can't, if they do they're calling out the social media sites for purposely targeting addictive algorithms and then this bandaid fix will be noticed for the bandaid fix it is. Most people don't know social media uses specifically designed to be addictive algorithms. What happens if everyone knows that. So they flatten out the language.

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