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A heavy reliance on digital technology and systems that we don’t fully understand has eroded our digital trust. We are both concerned and confused by issues of data privacy, fake news, automated decision making and artificial intelligence. How did we get here and how can we rebuild trust?by Joshua Leigh,…

Home » Content moderation, tiktok TikTok’s recommended feed page, called “For You” is one of the defining features of the platform, and with around 2 billion app users, significant real estate for advertisers. The company in a blog post last week, for the first time, revealed how its recommendation system…

If you’ve scrolled through TikTok, you’ve likely seen the hashtag #fyp, followed by #foryoupage. They mean the same thing: For You page, TikTok’s portal into content it thinks you might like.  Because it shows you content from anyone, and not just people you follow, the FYP has become a coveted…

The company detailed factors that power its recommendation engineFollower count is not a factor in TikTok’s recommendation systemTikTok TikTok provided some insights into how it recommends videos for users’ For You feeds.The video creation and sharing platform said in a blog post that the For You feed is unique for each…

Like many social media platforms and apps, TikTok feeds are built using a recommendation algorithm that uses a number of tools and factors to personalize it for each person. Now, TikTok has published a new blog post explaining how its recommendation feed works, and it includes tips for personalizing the…

Source: Vikram Mansaharamani, used with permission Question everything. That is the common advice given at commencement speeches to young graduates about to embark into the ‘real world’. Fresh and full of vigor, they are encouraged to reach new heights and make the world a better place. They have been taught…

The promise of the internet was a promise of connection. Networked technologies would erase the physical and cultural space that separated us. Digital communications would unite us like never before. Online platforms would “bring the world closer together” (Zuckerberg 2017). Communication technologies would collapse boundaries, encourage dialogue, and facilitate mutual…

Source: Pixabay If you’re feeling more stressed from reading the news, you’re not alone. In a February 2020 report on the novel coronavirus, the World Health organization coined the term “infodemic” or “an overabundance of information—some accurate and some not—that makes it hard for people to find trustworthy sources and…

opinionJulie Mastrine Opinion contributorPublished 11:18 AM EDT Jun 11, 2020The other day a friend and I discussed the protests and riots in America in response to the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. He’s on the left and hears more about protests; I’m on the right and hear more about riots. We have…

Hello from The Goods’ twice-weekly newsletter! On Tuesdays, internet culture reporter Rebecca Jennings uses this space to update you all on what’s been going on in the world of TikTok. Is there something you want to see more of? Less of? Different of? Email rebecca.jennings@vox.com, and subscribe to The Goods’…