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Music and film fans turn back to CDs, DVDs and vinyl
Original: Why media fans want to escape algorithms with CDs, DVDs and vinyl
Media fans are increasingly buying CDs, DVDs and vinyl records as an alternative to streaming services driven by recommendation algorithms. The Guardian reports that collectors value physical media for its ownership, permanence and freedom from automated curation, as frustration grows with platforms deciding what people watch and listen to.
Why now: Growing frustration with streaming algorithms and loss of ownership is pushing people back to physical media.
Rank over time, top of the chart is #1. 18 snapshots from 11 h ago to 23 min ago.
Evidence
API: https://socialmediatrends-api.osmike.com/v1/trends/725917