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The political effects of X's feed algorithm

11 points| iamflimflam1 | 9 days ago |nature.com

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iamflimflam1|9 days ago

> We show that exposure to algorithmically curated content led users to follow conservative activist accounts. In contrast, when the algorithmic feed was switched off, users continued to follow the accounts they had engaged with previously. This indicates that exposure to feed algorithms has a lasting impact on users’ feeds and their political attitudes.

Once you’ve been radicalised it’s very hard to go back to normal.