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So what should we call the thing that we don't want in our social media feeds that controls what we see?
Manipulation
Engagement based personalized recommendations.
Catchy. Can't imagine why "algorithm" caught on instead.
It's because Al Gore invented the internet, so they are known as Al Gore Rhythms.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recommender_system
Jazz hands.
An algorhythm