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Threads will prioritize accounts you follow instead of randos
21 Nov

Threads will prioritize accounts you follow instead of randos

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As people leave or deactivate , there's been meaningful growth for alternative platforms like Meta's Threads and underdog Bluesky. Despite the huge gap in both user numbers and funding between the two, Threads seems to be borrowing from Bluesky's feature set to prevent it from becoming competitive. reported that Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, announced that Threads’ algorithm is getting a “rebalancing” to “prioritize content from people you follow” and “less recommended content from accounts you don’t follow.” Which… is pretty much how Bluesky does things. @mosseri/ThreadsThreads also started offering users as a way to stay way ahead of…
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The DOJ files an antitrust suit against a software company for allegedly manipulating rent prices
23 Aug

The DOJ files an antitrust suit against a software company for allegedly manipulating rent prices

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The Department of Justice and eight states’ attorney generals filed an antitrust lawsuit against rental software company RealPage on Friday, accusing it of using algorithms to drive up rent prices nationwide. The suit alleges RealPage’s software, YieldStar, gathers sensitive information from landlords and rental companies, which it feeds into algorithms that recommend prices and practices that limit competition and force renters to pay more.“Americans should not have to pay more in rent because a company has found a new way to scheme with landlords to break the law,” Attorney General Merrick Garland wrote in a DOJ press release.RealPage’s software reportedly…
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New York is about to give parents more control over their kids’ social media feeds
04 Jun

New York is about to give parents more control over their kids’ social media feeds

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New York is poised to pass a law that will bar social media platforms from showing algorithmic feeds to teens without parental consent. The Wall Street Journal that lawmakers in the state have reached a “tentative agreement” on a bill that will be voted on later this week.State officials, including Governor Kathy Hochul, introduced a bill requiring parental consent for algorithmic feeds The Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act doesn’t restrict the type of content teens can view on social media apps, but they wouldn’t be able to view algorithmic feeds without permission from their parents or guardians.…
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