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Chris Murphy 🟧 on X: "7/ A vital part of childhood is the rituals of discovery: the journey of finding what excites you and what connects you to others. I worry that those rituals are being replaced by the algorithm. And kids are in the dark about what they have lost." / X

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To view keyboard shortcuts, press question mark View keyboard shortcuts Messages Home Explore Notifications Messages Lists Bookmarks Communities Verified Profile More Post :( @wangsgans Post See new posts Conversation Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT · Jun 2 1/ A had recent chilling conversation with a group of teenagers and I want to tell you about it. They were upset by my bill to ban social media's use of algorithmic boosting to teens. This practice is used to curate (often harmful) content to keep kids addicted to screens. 505 1,512 4,848 1.5M Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT · Jun 2 2/ I told them the result of my bill might be that kids would have to work a little harder to find relevant content. They were concerned by this. They strongly defended the TikTok/YouTube/ algorithms as essential to their lives. "It's how we find community," one said. 22 130 1,376 205.3K Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT · Jun 2 3/ It was as if they couldn't contemplate having to "work" to find fulfilling content

Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT Replying to @ChrisMurphyCT 7/ A vital part of childhood is the rituals of discovery: the journey of finding what excites you and what connects you to others. I worry that those rituals are being replaced by the algorithm. And kids are in the dark about what they have lost. 2:34 PM · Jun 2, 2023 283.3K Views 158 0 1 5 8 256 0 2 5 6 2.8K 0 2 . 8 K 27 0 2 7 Read 158 replies

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