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Platform algorithmic feed changes should be subject to independent pre-registered audits before wide rollout.

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If pre-registered independent audits are the most reliable way to detect polarization harms before they scale, then requiring them before wide rollout is the prudent policy for platforms making feed changes.

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  • Independent pre-registered audits are the most reliable available method for detecting polarization harms before those harms scale to the whole user population.

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Mandatory pre-rollout audits are not clearly the prudent policy: audits are slow and can be gamed, so requiring them before every wide rollout may simply push feed experimentation into unaudited channels while giving false assurance. The conclusion does not follow.

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A blanket pre-registered-audit mandate is disproportionate: minor ranking tweaks would be gated by the same heavyweight process as major overhauls, so the policy is not prudent as stated.

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