▲ 355 ▼ X's Algorithm Pushes Users to Lean More Conservative, Researchers Find (gizmodo.com) submitted 5 months ago by FundMECFS@anarchist.nexus to c/technology@lemmy.world 30 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/43329654 This should come as no surprise to anyone, with Facebook, Instagram and YouTube being no better.
[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 21 points 5 months ago (2 children) people left on X are already conservative permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FundMECFS@anarchist.nexus [S] 19 points 5 months ago (2 children) There’s a surprising number of very stubborn and slightly delusional (they’ve convinced themselves they’re doing good by staying on Xitter and “fighting”) leftists on there unfortunately. I thought the Nazi salute would be the nail in the coffin but apparently those people can’t comprehend social media isn’t just a space like the person who owns it literally can control everything and easily manipulate you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] Lfrith@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] XLE@piefed.social 1 point 5 months ago It's the intersection of social media addiction and virtue signaling. I don't have a problem. You have a problem with my praxis. permalink fedilink source parent [–] A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip 1 point 5 months ago And how did X get there? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FundMECFS@anarchist.nexus [S] 19 points 5 months ago (2 children) There’s a surprising number of very stubborn and slightly delusional (they’ve convinced themselves they’re doing good by staying on Xitter and “fighting”) leftists on there unfortunately. I thought the Nazi salute would be the nail in the coffin but apparently those people can’t comprehend social media isn’t just a space like the person who owns it literally can control everything and easily manipulate you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] Lfrith@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] XLE@piefed.social 1 point 5 months ago It's the intersection of social media addiction and virtue signaling. I don't have a problem. You have a problem with my praxis. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Lfrith@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] XLE@piefed.social 1 point 5 months ago It's the intersection of social media addiction and virtue signaling. I don't have a problem. You have a problem with my praxis. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip 1 point 5 months ago And how did X get there? permalink fedilink source parent