Algorithms allow platforms to serve highly specific content to niche audiences, ensuring that there is "something for everyone."
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While streaming services provide unprecedented choice and instant gratification, the habit of "binge-watching" correlates with increased depressive symptoms and social isolation due to the disruption of real-world social bonds. Key Research Areas: Algorithms allow platforms to serve highly specific content