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Written by Martin Dougiamas on 2024-12-01 at 06:03

I feel like a lot of our wider social issues are caused by the influence of #socialmedia algorithms. This paper shows how quickly it can work.

“Perhaps unsurprisingly, they found that reduced exposure to politically polarised content made people warmer to those they disagreed with politically, while greater exposure fostered harsher sentiments. What was unexpected is how quickly this occurred, with survey answers changing after just one day. “We were not confident this would work,” says Piccardi. “The result is surprising, and we’re excited by that.” “

New Scientist article: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2458226-social-media-algorithms-can-change-your-views-in-just-a-single-day/

Paper: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2411.14652

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