Do not become a slave to social media algorithms
Translated from Malay and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
At a glance
- Social media can draw users into spending far more time online than they intended.
- Algorithm-driven content can influence purchases, travel plans and lifestyle choices that users had not previously considered.
Have you ever opened Threads just to look at a few posts, only to spend tens of minutes scrolling without noticing?
It may begin with one shared post. Then a viral restaurant, a holiday destination, a career, a salary, a lifestyle or a new product catches your attention. Before long, you are checking prices or making plans for something you had never considered before.
That is the power of social media. The warning is simple: users should control their choices rather than allow algorithms to control them.
Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.