X's Algorithm Pushes Users to Lean More Conservative, Researchers Find

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/43329654

This should come as no surprise to anyone, with Facebook, Instagram and YouTube being no better.

X's Algorithm Pushes Users to Lean More Conservative, Researchers Find

The algorithm also doesn't like posts by traditional news media, the researchers found.

Gizmodo
people left on X are already conservative

There’s a surprising number of very stubborn and slightly delusional (they’ve convinced themselves they’re doing good by staying on Xitter and “fighting”) leftists on there unfortunately.

I thought the Nazi salute would be the nail in the coffin but apparently those people can’t comprehend social media isn’t just a space like the person who owns it literally can control everything and easily manipulate you.

It’s the intersection of social media addiction and virtue signaling. I don’t have a problem. You have a problem with my praxis.
Celebrities they worship are still on there so another reason they refuse to leave.