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DEAD HAND SYSTEM // PARTIALLY REVERSIBLE

CONTENT RECOMMENDATION ENGINES

ACTIVE // ENTRENCHED  ·  PARTIALLY REVERSIBLE  ·  REVERSIBILITY 30%

Social media algorithms shaping perception and behavior at population scale. Optimizing for engagement, not truth or wellbeing.

LINKED THREAT VECTORS

This system amplifies or is amplified by the following threat vectors on the tracker:

REALITY COLLAPSE SURVEILLANCE OVERREACH POWER CONCENTRATION ECONOMIC DISPLACEMENT
SOURCES [3]
  1. Wall Street Journal, "The Facebook Files" investigation (2021) — wsj.com
  2. Frances Haugen testimony to US Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection (Oct 2021) — senate.gov
  3. Milli, Belli & Hardt, "Twitter's Algorithm: Amplifying Anger, Animosity, and Affective Polarization," arXiv:2305.16941 (2023) — arxiv.org