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EPISODE · Dec 25, 2025 · 23 MIN

Long Read | How social media algorithms decide who you are

from Background Briefing · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

This week, Prianka Srinivasan arms herself with a burner phone and a fake name, and sets out to learn how Instagram’s algorithm really works.

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