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		misc213 on May 5, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Teen mental health is plummeting and social media ... We could start by trying to take the magic out of how social media sites decide what to display. Content delivery algorithms can be very effective at imparting a lasting impact on users that carries away from the platform. If content delivery algorithms were open sourced it could add a healthy check to the ecosystem.

multiplegeorges on May 5, 2022 [–]

How? Implicit in this request is the expectation that the platforms would accept changes and merge them into production. I don't see why they would.

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