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Teens say ‘for you’ algorithms get them right. Photo illustration by Spencer Platt/Getty Images     By Nora McDonald, George Mason University   Social media apps regularly present teens with algorithmically selected content often described as “for you,” suggesting, by implication, that the curated content is not just “for you” but also “about you” – a mirror reflecting important signals about the person you are. All users of social media are […]