A new paper shows that less than 2 months of exposure to Twitter’s algorithmic feed significantly shifts people’s political views to the right. Moving from chronological feed to the algorithmic feed also increases engagement. This is one of the most concerning papers I’ve read in awhile.
@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social Thanks for sharing! I've been on Xtwitter for more than a decade and it hasn't happened to me... It's anecdotal evidence, but I cannot help thinking that people don't curate their feed very well. I am very grateful for Xtwitter, not least due to climate scientists and bikefriendly city champions, etc. I feel uptodate with a lot of stuff which hasn't quite happened here in the same broadspectred manner. It will happen over time, i suspect, but not yet.