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# There's a problem with "trending"
- URL: https://onemanandhisblog.com/2018/03/theres-a-problem-with-trending/
- Published: 2018-03-07T14:32:35.000Z
- Updated: 2018-03-07T14:32:35.000Z
- Author: Adam Tinworth
- Tags: metrics, social networks, trends

[It’s Time to End ‘Trending’](https://medium.com/new-york-magazine/its-time-to-end-trending-28f59e415832?ref=onemanandhisblog.com):

> The first problem with “trending” is that it selects and highlights content with no eye toward accuracy, or quality. Automated trending systems are not equipped to make judgments; they can determine if things are being shared, but they cannot determine whether that content should be shared further. Facebook’s trending section is fully automated.

I think even my five year old has just about figured out that quantity rarely equals quality, but she’ll probably forget it once she’s a teenager.

How have we managed to turn the internet into the world’s biggest high school popularity contest?