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An experiment finds X's feed algorithm favored conservative content, and switching to the "For you" feed shifted users' views toward more conservative positions (Ece Yildirim/Gizmodo)
https://gizmodo.com/researchers-find-t

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.

New Study: Evidence shows how X’s algorithmic feed is radicalizing its users toward the Right. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10098-2

The political effects of X’s feed algorithm - Nature
Among users initially on a chronological feed, 7 weeks of exposure to X’s algorithmic feed in 2023 shifted political attitudes and account-following behaviour in a more conservative direction compared with those remaining on a chronological feed, whereas switching the feed setting in the opposite direction, from algorithmic to chronological, had no effect.

An experiment finds X's feed algorithm favored conservative content, and switching to the "For you" feed shifted users' views toward more conservative positions (Ece Yildirim/Gizmodo)
https://gizmodo.com/researchers-find-t

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.

Taste Profile: Spotify-Nutzer dürfen ihren Algorithmus selbst anpassen
Spotify-Nutzer dürfen bald selbst einsehen, was der Algorithmus über ihre Vorlieben weiß – und auf Wunsch Veränderungsvorschläge geben.

The political effects of X’s feed algorithm
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10098-2

The political effects of X’s feed algorithm - Nature
Among users initially on a chronological feed, 7 weeks of exposure to X’s algorithmic feed in 2023 shifted political attitudes and account-following behaviour in a more conservative direction compared with those remaining on a chronological feed, whereas switching the feed setting in the opposite direction, from algorithmic to chronological, had no effect.

Eine Studie europäischer Universitäten zeigt: Wer auf X den algorithmischen Feed nutzt, bekommt mehr konservative Inhalte – und bewegt sich politisch messbar nach rechts. Schon sieben Wochen reichten für Verschiebungen der Ansichten. Ingrid Brodnig ordnet die Ergebnisse ein.
#Algorithmen #SocialMedia

Elon Musks Algorithmus befördert Rechtsruck
Eine beeindruckende neue Studie bietet alarmierende Einblicke

from my link log —
iter: a Golang implementation of C STL iterators and algorithms.
https://github.com/disksing/iter
saved 2019-12-16 https://dotat.a…

😎 Social media research tool can lower political temperature—it could also lead to more user control over algorithms
https://phys.org/news/2025-11-social-media-tool-political-temperature.html

Social media research tool can lower political temperature—it could also lead to more user control over algorithms
A new tool shows it is possible to turn down the partisan rancor in an X feed—without removing political posts and without the direct cooperation of the platform.

Social media algorithms prioritize right-wing content and influence the political views and behavior of real users. This is the finding of the recent study “The political effects of X’s feed algorithm”: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10098-2

The political effects of X’s feed algorithm - Nature
Among users initially on a chronological feed, 7 weeks of exposure to X’s algorithmic feed in 2023 shifted political attitudes and account-following behaviour in a more conservative direction compared with those remaining on a chronological feed, whereas switching the feed setting in the opposite direction, from algorithmic to chronological, had no effect.

Wenn Polarisierung alles überlagert, verliert Demokratie ihre Sprache.
Alex Garland denkt diesen Punkt in Civil War konsequent zu Ende:
Keine Fakten, keine Moral, keine Institutionen – nur noch rohe Gewalt und Macht.
Kommt Euch bekannt vor?
#CivilWar #AlexGarland