Google researcher: the all-consuming feed is the only book ban that truly works
moultano · x · 2026-10-11
Google researcher moultano reflects on 'Banned Books Week': the only truly effective banning of books is the all-consuming feed. Playing on Fahrenheit 451, he notes that with the 'parlor walls' of endless entertainment you don't even need the firemen — algorithmic feeds extinguish deep reading more thoroughly than any censorship.
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