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X and TikTok algorithms favour the far right at the expense of moderate parties (peoplevsbig.tech)
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The investigation looked at what content from political parties and politicians is shown to newly created accounts that are interested in parties and politicians from either the left or the right.

It found that the algorithms push content from the far right to the right-leaning and left-leaning accounts and, to a lesser extent, push content from the radical left to left-leaning accounts.

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[-] Wammityblam@lemmy.world 25 points 2 months ago

Algorithmic content is arguably the worst thing to come out of the internet.

It has made it much easier for these companies to manipulate what people see and feed into their fears and delusions.

[-] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

Algorithmic content is not bad per se. It's the algorithms that are specifically designed to create division and hate. The people who design these things know what they're doing and are doing it because the outcomes are that they want to achieve.

[-] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

We have overt fascists literally controlling the internet and people are still spouting complaints about "algorithms". jfc.

Seriously who upvotes this nonsense? This is how we got here.

[-] Wammityblam@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

More than one thing can be bad about the internet at the same time.

Furthermore, the fascists are the one that put the algorithms in place and control them.

It's the same problem.

[-] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

the fascists are the one that put the algorithms in place.

Actually no. Every single program is an "algorithm". Sorting by date is an "algorithm".

You're literally crying about something that's ubiquitous. And that's literally how we got here.

Do you really want more state control of "social media"? You want these wonderful fash controlling those dangerous algorithms? smh.

[-] Wammityblam@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

I don't want any social media homie

You're barking up the wrong tree

Take a chill pill

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