#algorithmiccontent — Public Fediverse posts

Mashable: Why the algorithm serves you wedding content when you just got divorced. “Across social platforms, users describe being quietly ushered through a narrow, linear life script, one that often resembles something like dating → engagement → wedding → pregnancy → parenting. These systems assume users are progressing along an expected trajectory. When lives diverge from that path, […]

Northeastern University: TikTok still delivering self-harm and suicidal content in France, Northeastern research finds. “Within five minutes of joining TikTok, the French ‘teens’ watched a video expressing sadness. Within three hours of watching that and similar videos, the TikTok For You feeds of the researcher-fabricated teenager accounts were recommending videos showcasing methods to die by […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/07/northeastern-university-tiktok-still-delivering-self-harm-and-suicidal-content-in-france-northeastern-research-finds/