Sometimes it can feel like the online spaces you spend time in are working against you, pushing you toward things that their owners value instead of what you value—and harnessing your energy to fuel the very things you hate. Like me, you probably know the feeling of spending too much time gorging on digital junk food, wasting precious moments of... See more

Moreover, I’m excited about the real user benefit that can come from balancing algorithms and curation: while Facebook and Google rightly focus on algorithms only, most content is best delivered by a mixture; getting that mixture right will likely prove to be both massively popular and massively valuable.

platforms should provide:

1. Social provenance transparency : Label which communities are engaging with content. For instance, a viral post could display whether it resonates across diverse groups ( shared ground ) or primarily within a specific niche ( different perspectives ).


2. Community-driven curation : Empower communities to promote content they

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