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		deadbabe on May 8, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tech firms must tame toxic algorithms to protect c... What if we just ban all recommendation systems?

mitthrowaway2 on May 8, 2024 [–]

You'll have to be more specific... Does that ban cover everything down to alphabetical ordering?

deadbabe on May 8, 2024 | | [–]

If the user did not actively specify what they want to search for or subscribed to a content source, it is banned.

kwhitefoot on May 8, 2024 | | [–]

Just forbid recommendations altogether. Let the user subscribe to posts by specific users.

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