• RipLemmDotEE@lemmy.today
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    2 days ago

    No, news networks are not algorithmically curating content specifically for each individual person, based on personal traits that they record based on usage.

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      4 hours ago

      Yes they are. That’s what Fox news does. It curates content specifically for their wacky users.

      Whether they use an “algorithm” or not is a meaningless difference based on luddism.

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        3 hours ago

        Fox is curating content for their viewer base as a whole.

        Corporate social media is targeting each individual user based on their identity and preferences.

        While similar, they are not the same.