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A 2022 guide by developer Kevin Cox laying out best practices for publishing RSS feeds is being discussed and shared again. The article covers how to make feeds robust and standards-compliant, and its renewed attention reflects ongoing interest in RSS as a way to follow content independently of social media algorithms.
- 2Parenting Content: How Algorithms Exploit New Parents' Anxieties●You’ll Do Anything for Your Baby. The Algorithm Knows How to Exploit That.
A commentary piece argues that social media algorithms deliberately exploit parents' deep concern for their babies, feeding them anxiety-inducing or manipulative content to maximise engagement. The article examines how recommendation systems learn that fear-driven parenting material keeps new parents scrolling, prompting discussion about platform responsibility and the wellbeing of families caught in attention-driven feeds.