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How chronological feeds build trust

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How chronological feeds build trust

Almost everyone prefers personalization. But platforms need to build alternatives anyway

Casey Newton
Mar 24, 2022
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How chronological feeds build trust

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Instagram's Following and Favorites feeds. (Instagram)
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Today, let’s talk about one of the most persistently controversial issues in all of social networking: when you open a social app, in what order should it present the posts in the feed?

If you’re older than 30, you know the basic history of answers to this question. In the beginning, apps showed post in reverse-chronological order. The more …

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