'Upworthy was a venture-capital funded startup “that explicitly intended to bend the algorithmic logic of Facebook and other platforms toward socially responsible things.” Pariser is proud of much of Upworthy’s work, he added, “but at the end of the day our impact was constrained by algorithmic choices that prioritized the company’s engagement metrics and the limits of what is possible in a VC backed business.” Now, “New_ Public picks up where that leaves off, in my mind, by attempting to meet some of the same goals — a healthy digital public sphere — through more fundamentally public-spirited ends.”
https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/07/could-social-media-support-healthy-online-conversations-new_public-is-working-on-it/