# It’s time to kill the algorithm. It’s over. 

Source: https://joanwestenberg.medium.com/its-time-to-kill-the-algorithm-e16ab1e3df9b
Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/Its-time-to-kill-the-algorithm-Its-over?index=0x64fb070720e34b3d9fdfe444e2c566982f2d73f0385c203bfa1e551fc0f4bfe20fa9c46c
Submitted by joanwestenberg.eth on 2023-09-08 UTC, 2 upvotes, 0 comments

## Summary

The article argues that social media algorithms are a failed experiment and should be abolished, with platforms returning to chronological timelines and dropping usage metrics such as watch time, follower counts and view numbers. It says algorithms personalize feeds to maximize engagement, promoting emotionally provocative content and isolating users in filter bubbles that fragment public discourse. It also contends that creators chase engagement metrics and self-censor, while the proposed alternative is chronological transparency, which it says would make misinformation easier to correct and restore a shared public square.