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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.
- 3California senator says AI is already firing workers▼Could AI fire you? California senator says it’s already happening
A California senator is raising the alarm that artificial intelligence is already being used to make termination decisions in American workplaces. The warning frames AI-driven firing as a present-day reality rather than a future risk, feeding a wider debate among lawmakers and workers about oversight of automated employment decisions and what protections employees have when algorithms determine who loses a job.
- 4Quitting algorithmic feeds feels like a calm escape●Moving away from algorithmic timeline feeds feels like leaving a noisy highway and walking into a quiet library. No rage
People who have switched from algorithm-driven social media timelines to chronological, community-run feeds describe the change as leaving a noisy highway for a quiet library. They say the alternative feeds contain no rage-bait and far fewer sponsored posts, just genuine human conversation, and some are publicly thanking others for keeping the space peaceful.
- 5Media fans turn back to CDs, DVDs and vinyl●‘If you can’t hold it, you don’t own it’: why media fans want to escape algorithms with CDs, DVDs and vinyl https://www.
Music and film collectors are buying physical media again, arguing that 'if you can't hold it, you don't own it'. The Guardian reports growing frustration with streaming platforms, where catalogues shift by licence and recommendation algorithms decide what people hear or watch. Vinyl records, CDs and DVDs are being promoted as a way to truly own media and escape curated feeds.