Posted on by Rafael Scapin

How Much Do Social Media Algorithms Control You?

The content you see on a given social media app isn’t random – it’s curated content specifically made for you. And it is curated by recommendation algorithms. These algorithms are designed to keep you on the social media app you are using for as long as possible and they do that by learning what you like and showing you more of that type of content. But is this always a good thing?

https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/how-much-do-social-media-algorithms-control-you/above-the-noise-video/

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