But will it work?
After all, there’s a reason these platforms are so popularpeople like what they’re being fed.
“The reverse is true in terms of chronological feed.
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Even if youre anti-algorithm, you’re able to enjoy the benefits.
YouTube is uncannily good at recommending a video to follow the one you just watched.
The problem, then, isn’t algorithms themselves.
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It’s that these algorithms are, in the words of the proposed bill, “opaque.”
Their parameters, and therefore their purpose, are hidden.
The algorithm, then, is not only essential to drive all-important engagement.
It is also the secret sauce that gives sites like TikTok an edge over competitors.
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The problem is, algorithms are not all equal.
The problem isn’t algorithms.
The problem is the intention behind them.
“Therefore, any set of rules' algorithmic' or ‘chronological’ is still arguably an algorithm.
Are they destroying the world?
We even have names for the behavior that this encourages.
That’s good news for Facebook haters, but as we mentioned, people like their algorithmic feeds.
Most non-Twitter Twitter apps offer this by default, and there are even some Instagram viewers.
Not until they are made open to scrutiny will we have any control.
