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You’ll do anything for your baby. The algorithm knows how to exploit that. (19thnews.org)
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[–] Ioughttamow@fedia.io 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Intriguing, though that was supposed to be more of a scheming side eye. YouTube “doesn’t work” for some reason on our devices, mainly that I think we’d have to work harder to vet the content

[–] blackwall@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Yeah it’s not just the surveillance marketing. No parent wants their kid addicted to brain rot content YT pushes on children.