Similar Stories to ‘for You’: Teens Like How Social Media Algorithms Mirror Themselves, Study finds on Bing News

‘For you’ offerings create a private-public space through which teens can access what they feel is a largely accurate test of their self-image. Social media apps regularly present teens with algorithmically selected content often described as “for you,” suggesting, by implication, that the curated content is not just “for you” but also “about you” – a mirror reflecting important signals about the person you are.

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