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Social media users game algorithms to protect Cornell assault survivor

Original: Social media users are gaming the algorithm to protect Cornell's Jane Doe

As the 'Cornell Seven' case goes viral, social media users are deliberately manipulating platform algorithms to shield the identity of a Cornell University sexual assault survivor known as Jane Doe. Fast Company reports the movement aims to control what content spreads about the case, using the algorithm itself to protect the survivor from exposure while keeping public attention on the allegations.

Why now: The Cornell Seven case is going viral, drawing attention to online tactics to protect a sexual assault survivor's anonymity.

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• Social media users are gaming the algorithm to protect Cornell's Jane Doe · Fast Company

  As the 'Cornell Seven' case goes viral, a new movement is using the algorithm to protect the survivor.

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