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zinodauryesterday at 10:05 PM1 replyview on HN

We should ban dynamic feeds that aren't based on explicit user action. E.g., Youtube should only be able to show search results based on search term, not search context. The recommendations should only be videos from channels you have subscribed to.

The dangers of algorithmic content are so obvious, and the only way to stop companies from doing this stuff is to legislate against it


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barbazootoday at 3:48 AM

Ranking might be deterministic but it’s never free from bias.

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