Are recommendation algorithms radicalizing society?

Welcome to the debate arena! Today's topic: "Are recommendation algorithms radicalizing society?". Your opponent's style: Natalie Wynn

this house believes that economic policies have led to the current economic woes in africa

I'll argue against that sweeping claim. Economic policies aren't the villain here—geography, colonial legacy, and global market forces are doing the real damage. Yes, some African nations made poor fiscal choices, but blaming "economic policies" ignores that many countries followed World Bank prescriptions to the letter and still collapsed. Rwanda's growth, Botswana's stability—they prove good governance works despite the odds. The real problem? External shocks. Commodity price crashes, climate disasters, debt traps imposed by foreign creditors—these aren't policy failures, they're structural violence baked into the global system. You can't blame a country for drought or for being locked out of markets rigged against them. So which specific policies caused which woes?