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'For You' feeds amplify outrage: A study finds X's algorithm pushes more provocative content, rewarding reactive confrontation over other engagement.
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FallenWalnut lemmy.world FallenWalnut@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-02
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Link: https://www.404media.co/xs-algorithm-feeds-off-ragebait-and-impacts-democrats-more-study-finds/

It cannot be stated enough. People need to get off Twitter. It is a cancer on society that drives so much misinformation and division.
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Blaster M lemmy.world Blaster_M@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-08
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Ah, yes, the good ol' controversy drives engagement routine. It works extremely well wherever and however it happens...

 

 

...looks around lemmy...
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Skyline969 piefed.ca Skyline969@piefed.ca
Joined: 2026-02-19
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All social media algorithms do this. Angry people interact more. More interaction means more ads. More ads means more money.
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FallenWalnut Moderator FallenWalnut@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-02
#4 · Quote Reply
Skyline969 wrote:
All social media algorithms do this. Angry people interact more. More interaction means more ads. More ads means more money.

The difference here is that this study found that it prioritises negative engagement, so all interactions aren't equal.
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blackbrook mander.xyz blackbrook@mander.xyz
Joined: 2023-06-08
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Wasn't this already common knowledge? News flash! Water is wet!
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