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Myspace Is Planning a Comeback and Pitching Itself as an Escape From the Algorithm

Myspace is back. Again.This time, the platform’s owners — brothers Tim and Chris Vanderhook — are pitching it as an antidote to the social media experience everyone seems to be complaining about. In a new documentary, they announced a relaunch built around the idea that people want to control their own feeds instead of being served what an algorithm decides they should see. After reportedly losing more than $150 million on the platform, they’re betting that frustration is finally big