Own Your Algorithm · 6 min read
Why Align Heart Launched First
Nine tools, one graph — and only one of them live today. Why we chose dating as the place to prove the whole idea works, before anything else shipped.
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Essays, updates, and thinking behind the ecosystem.
Product updates, ideas, and the broader argument behind Own Your Algorithm — nine tools, one graph, and honestly, one of them live so far.
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Latest updates
More from the movement.
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The Pledge: Why Algorithm Transparency Is a Consumer Right
Nutrition labels took decades to become normal. Algorithm transparency shouldn't have to. Why signing the pledge is a small, real first step.
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Two Outputs: What It Feels Like When Your Data Works for You
Every action you take online produces two outputs — the one the platform sees, and the one that's supposed to be yours. What changes when it doesn't disappear.
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The No-Ads, No-Pay-to-Rank Manifesto, Explained
Five short promises sit at the bottom of our manifesto page. What each one actually means, and why they're the whole point rather than a footnote.
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The thinking behind the manifesto.
The four pieces above are the essays we've published so far — the full philosophy they're drawn from lives in the manifesto. We're a small team building nine tools on one graph; deeper research notes and essays land here as the ecosystem grows.
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Essays and research notes
We'd rather publish four honest pieces than a shelf of filler. As more of the family ships, this section grows with real writing — not before.