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Lucija Dumančić Jovanović, coordinator of GONG, points out in the RTL Detektor podcast that algorithms prioritize content that keeps people’s attention, and not necessarily that which contributes to keeping citizens informed. The result is a growing trend of avoiding news – as many as 40 percent of citizens in Croatia actively avoid it – which further opens up space for the spread of disinformation, conspiracy theories and social polarization.