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To Foster Competition In Social Media, Invest In Open Source Trust And Safety Tools
Over the last decade, a small handful of large platforms have become de facto arbiters of how people communicate and share information with one another. As concerns about that concentrated power and those platforms’ decisions have piled up, so too have calls for greater competition and choice in social media and other services for communication […]
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City Foundry restaurateur to expand with first brick-and-mortar location
Metro East internet service provider gets $151M investment
Why does Facebook want you to be on their algorithmic feed?
Social networks mostly have two different kinds of feeds: one that's a simple reverse chronological listing of posts from people you follow, and another that's controlled by an algorithm. On Twitter, users are forever complaining that the platform switches them to the algorithm without asking, and I imagine Facebook is the same. But why? A ...continue reading "Why does Facebook want you to be on their algorithmic feed?"
BJC HealthCare takes less space in prominent Brentwood office building
No bid accepted in auction of loan tied to huge, vacant downtown building
3 shootings leave 4 injured Thursday morning in St. Louis
'We all just want to be treated equally': Alderman Aldridge and Paraquad, celebrate Americans with Disabilities Act
An East St. Louis jewel - Mary Crogier helps bedazzle Black Hollywood
Misleading clients on abortion could cost Illinois pregnancy centers
The move is another Democratic effort to insulate the state’s virtually unfettered access to abortion, even as neighboring states restrict it.
Doctor who owns urgent care centers in St. Louis area arrested for alleged health care fraud
St. Louis flooded a year ago. Victims demand River Des Peres cleanup, buyouts and more.
Victims of the severe flooding that swamped homes and businesses last summer demanded answers from the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District and elected officials at a public meeting this week, asking what they have done to prevent future rainfall from…
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Suspect in custody after sexual assault of child who was riding his bike in St. Louis
St. Louis Music Park organizers plan to keep concertgoers cool in the dangerous heat
St. Louis Music Park is getting set for the Amplified Echoes tour of Jimmy Eat World and the Manchester Orchestra on Thursday afternoon.
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