In a lot of social media use, the algorithm is an intangible entity, silent and all-powerful in controlling what we see in our feeds. And like supplicants to a deity, sometimes we may find ourselves calling into the void, hoping to receive aid from that mighty being. Seems that for Threads users, at least, those prayers have been heard.
Many people on the Threads platform have taken to writing posts with the phrase “dear algo,” politely asking the network algorithm to show them more of what they want or…
