3/3 This is connected maybe to (2) and (5) - ranking is different depending on what type of product/content . For example, newsfeed type vs dating apps vs search or maps results? Apologies if this was all totally obvious!
2/3 As you mentioned, recommendation feeds may also convey a subtle message of endorsement by the platform, making it a bit riskier, and
1/3 Thoughts on this: the recommendation v newsfeed ranking difference may also depend on whether it's content from people/pages etc that a user is connected to/follows versus content from those the user isn't/doesn't, which may make recommendations more sensitive
A level-headed approach to solving the privacy issues with “middleware” or interoperability. This is the biggest gating issue for changes to our tech ecosystem that could be profoundly game-changing. A workable privacy approach to interoperability would be a HUGE step forward.
A robust ecosystem of third-party tools that will require fresh thinking about privacy, say Chand Rajendra-Nicolucci and Ethan Zuckerman.
"“This behavior by YouTube and Google is estimated to have impacted hundreds of thousands, to potentially millions, of children across the United States,” the senators wrote." https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/17/technology/youtube-google-children-privacy.html
YouTube’s advertising practices on kids’ channels could have resulted in companies tracking children across the web, a report said.
“The privacy of the apartment owners is respected but not of the maids”
MyGate and NoBrokerHood are currently being used in over 40,000 urban residential complexes in India.