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Facebook’s Algorithm Hijacked This $8 Billion Company to Sell Cat Blindfolds

Bizarre

Just as Facebook’s algorithm rewarded shocking, useless news in the past year, it’s doing the same to Wish, an app now known for selling what its CEO calls ‘plastic tongue things.’

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