Which era is characterized by algorithmic content discovery beyond your immediate network?

• A. Social Graph Era
• B. Discovery Era
• C. Engagement Era
• D. Content Era

Answer: (B)

Algorithmic discovery beyond your immediate network is about platforms suggesting content from outside the people you already know or follow. This is the defining feature of the Discovery Era: recommender systems surface new creators, topics, and media you wouldn’t encounter just from your own connections, using signals like your viewing history, similarities with other users, and trending patterns. It moves beyond showing only what your social graph would predict and invites serendipity and exploration across a broader content universe. The other eras focus more on who you see content from (Social Graph), on maximizing interactions within existing flows (Engagement), or on content creation and consumption itself (Content) rather than on expanding discovery beyond your network.