Would you agree that if platforms have algorithms that are actually designed to hold the attention of viewers and to engage them by delivering more and more extremist content to people who start going down these so-called rabbit holes then they perhaps unintentionally are fueling some of this problem and we should take some actions to help address that challenge?
Chris Coons: “Would you agree that if platforms have algorithms that are actually designed to hold the attention of viewers and to…”
On the recordMay 11, 2021
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Coons discusses the role of social media algorithms in promoting extremist content.
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