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algorithm

also referred to as: algorithms

5 statements across 4 episodes · 0 bullish · 4 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Sep 29, 2022 by Frances Haugen · across every show →

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Sep 29, 2022 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Haugen: TikTok's algorithms deliberately bias toward happiness to suppress politics
“TikTok is a very manipulative experience algorithmically, right? They bias towards happiness. They bias towards humor. Like, they don't want you talking about sad topics because political topics often are sad topics, right?”
Frances Haugen Sep 29, 2022 ▶ 8:57 Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen On Product, Competition, And Transparency
Feb 26, 2025 bearish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Hayes: Users will reject TikTok and algorithmic feeds for new alternatives
“I think people are going to start to turn off from the algorithms, from TikTok. Like, we're leading towards a moment of rejection where people are going to want something different.”
Chris Hayes Feb 26, 2025 ▶ 30:34 The Formula for Capturing Your Attention, Price of Fame, & Algorithms as Editors — With Chris Hayes
Feb 26, 2025 neutral
Insight
Hayes: Algorithmically optimized media does not eliminate demand for long-form content
“Just because you have these sort of algorithmically optimized versions of our attention on one, in one channel, doesn't mean that all the other appetites go away.”
Chris Hayes Feb 26, 2025 ▶ 27:34 The Formula for Capturing Your Attention, Price of Fame, & Algorithms as Editors — With Chris Hayes
Apr 22, 2026 negative
What-if
Véliz: Algorithmic Selection Would Have Rejected Seinfeld
“So if we had had algorithms back then selecting what people want to watch, Seinfeld would have not been one of those cases.”
Carissa Véliz Apr 22, 2026 ▶ 50:34 Are We Too Obsessed With AI Predictions? — With Carissa Véliz
Aug 31, 2026 negative
Opinion
Roy: All Social Media Feeds Should Be Reverse Chronological
“The other, this is my favorite, like, I honestly think all feeds should just be reverse chronological order. No algorithm.”
Ranjan Roy Aug 31, 2026 ▶ 36:03 Software’s Epic Comeback, Meta’s AI Layoffs Blunder, South Korea Stock Market Chaos
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