In the competition to hold our attention, there's little incentive to regulate the stuff that gets clicks, no matter how harmful that stuff is.

It's hard not to notice the uptick in inflammatory content, and not surprising at all that these companies are well aware of it, even encourage it.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqj9kgxqjwjo

Meta and TikTok let harmful content rise after evidence outrage drove engagement - whistleblowers

Companies allowed more harmful content on user’s feeds, knowing their algorithms ran on outrage, BBC hears.