I turned off my algorithm for 24 hours. Is this how social media used to be?
Source: www.theguardian.com ·
Section: business-tech ·
Bias: Center-Left
· Published: Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:00:43 GMT
Thanks to a little-known feature in Instagram, I try to travel back to 2012 – before everything on the internet was an adFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastI have a confession. I love my social media algorithm. It is a perfectly curated window into my insane and inquiring mind. It knows precisely which videos will tickle me and which memes will gently distract me from the slow collapse of humankind.On Tuesday the Australian government announced “world-leading” reforms that would force social media platforms to allow users to opt-out of algorithms, dubbed “my feed, my way”. On the same day, I was delighted to be confronted with a video on Instagram of a woman accidentally spilling a bucket of eels on a Chinese train. Dozens of eels slithered among the passengers, who appeared not as surprised as I would have expected. Continue reading...
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