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    Instagrammers Are Freaking Out Over a Nonexistent Algorithm ChangeThere’s a bogus rumor swirling that Instagram now only shows posts to 7 percent of a user’s followers.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
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    Algorithms Are Black Boxes — Even to the Tech Companies That Make ThemThe complex webs of code tech companies rely on produce results, but even they don’t know how. It’s time for them to admit it.
    By Brian Feldman
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    Next Stop, Uberland: The Onrushing Algorithmic Future of WorkWhat the algorithmically managed lives of Uber drivers tell us about our future.
    By Adrian Chen
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    The Algorithm Knows Me. So Why Does It Keep Shaming Me?Algorithm shame: the inescapable feeling of being pigeonholed with almost no one to blame but yourself.
    By Noreen Malone
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    Activate This Twitter Setting to Help Save What Remains of Your Feeble BrainSwitch to a strict chronological timeline.
    By Brian Feldman
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    Amazon’s Facial-Recognition Software Mistakes 28 Congressmen for CriminalsThe software misidentified a disproportionate amount of representatives of color, including six members of the Congressional Black Caucus.
    By Mack DeGeurin
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    It’s Not a BugThe effects of algorithms are unpredictable, but not unintended.
    By Brian Feldman
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    Instagram Isn’t Bringing Back Chronological FeedsThat algorithm is here to stay … no matter what the memes say.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
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    Facebook Decides to Let Users Vote on Most Trustworthy News Sources (Good Luck!)How could this possibly go wrong?
    By Madison Malone Kircher
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    Spotify Has the Only Algorithms I Don’t FearAnd the algorithms know I like pop-punk.
    By Brian Feldman
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    Why Google’s New News Feed Competitor Might Work (and Why It Probably Won’t)Google might create an interesting news feed — but it’s not going to solve Facebook’s problems.
    By Brian Feldman
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    After All That Complaint, Only 2 Percent of Twitter Turned Off the AlgorithmThe hand-wringing was a bit overstated.
    By Brian Feldman
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    Editors Will No Longer Write Facebook’s Trending TopicsBut they’re still involved in curating stories.
    By Brian Feldman
  14. 4 Takeaways From Facebook’s Trending-Topics ControversyNothing is free of bias.
    By Brian Feldman
  15. Facebook Needs to Grow UpFacebook wants all of the power, but none of the responsibility.
    By Brian Feldman
  16. The Secret Behind Facebook’s Trending Topics BarThe deadpan summaries are written by people acting as algorithms.
    By Brian Feldman
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    How to Deal With Instagram’s Coming Algorithm Apocalypse: Do Nothing[Points up and to the right]
    By Brian Feldman
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    Instagram Considers an Algorithmic TimelineAlgorithms for everyone.
    By Brian Feldman
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    The ‘Algorithmic Timeline’ Is Here and It’s Fine#RIPTwitter was a bit premature.
    By Max Read
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    The ‘Algorithmic Timeline’ Will Improve TwitterMaybe an algorithm can make Twitter fun again.
    By Max Read
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    There Is Just One Tiny Problem With the Algorithms Used in High-Frequency Trading“Every so often, things can go horribly wrong.”
    By Nitasha Tiku