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Guest at UN summit urges governments to curb attention-maximizing algorithms
Summary
At the World Summit on the Information Society, a guest identified as Joe told UN News that platform business models that optimize for attention are driving mental-health harms, polarization and extremism and urged governments to step in to regulate algorithmic design while allowing companies to remain profitable.
Joe, a guest at the World Summit on the Information Society, told UN News that governments should take a more active role in shaping how digital platforms operate. "The best way to make the most money is not so good for people," he said, arguing that current business models incentivize attention-maximizing algorithms that produce broad social harms.
Joe said the effects are visible across public life: "There's a global crisis in mental health and loneliness. There's a rise in polarization,…
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