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How social media algorithms handle death and grief

My grandmother died and Facebook keeps showing me memories of her and suggesting I tag her in photos and I cannot make it stop understanding that she is gone.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Digital platforms designed for engagement cannot meaningfully process the reality of loss and absence.

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