▲ 348 ▼ X's Algorithm Pushes Users to Lean More Conservative, Researchers Find (gizmodo.com) submitted 8 months ago by FundMECFS@anarchist.nexus to c/technology@lemmy.world 29 comments fedilink hide all child comments 2 This should come as no surprise to anyone, with Facebook, Instagram and YouTube being no better.
[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 21 points 8 months ago (4 children) people left on X are already conservative permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FundMECFS@anarchist.nexus [S] 19 points 8 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 2 child comments replies: [–] XLE@piefed.social 1 point 8 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 load more comments (1 reply) [–] A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip 1 point 8 months ago And how did X get there? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FundMECFS@anarchist.nexus [S] 19 points 8 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 2 child comments replies: [–] XLE@piefed.social 1 point 8 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 load more comments (1 reply)
[–] XLE@piefed.social 1 point 8 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 8 months ago And how did X get there? permalink fedilink source parent