A new study in Nature finds X's algorithm shifts users toward more conservative political views after just a few weeks. Researchers tracked 4,965 US users and found the 'For You' feed increased right-leaning content by nearly 3%. The effects also persisted even after users switched back to chronological feeds. https://theconversation.com/a-few-weeks-of-xs-algorithm-can-make-you-more-right-wing-and-it-doesnt-wear-off-quickly-276153 #Media #SocialMedia #AI
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Problematic Instagram use: redefining the nature of addiction - https://disassociated.com/problematic-instagram-use-redefining-nature-addiction/?ref=feedle.world
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#web #internet #socialmedia #blogging
đ° Hilary Duff kijkt met gemengde gevoelens terug op virale dans
https://nieuwsjunkies.nl/artikel/1wOj
đ 02:00 | RTL Nieuws
đ¸ #Achtervolgd #Viraal #Interview #Show #SocialMedia
Mastodon, a decentralized alternative to X, plans to target creators with new features https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/18/mastodon-a-decentralized-alternative-to-x-plans-to-target-creators-with-new-features/ #socialmedia #fediverse #technology
Social media infrastructures and right wing political attitudes
* The political effects of Xâs feed algorithm
Gauthier, G., Hodler, R., Widmer, P. et al. The political effects of Xâs feed algorithm. Nature (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10098-2
* A few weeks of Xâs algorithm can make you more right-wing â and it doesnât wear off quickly >>
https://theconversation.com/a-few-weeks-of-xs-algorithm-can-make-you-more-right-wing-and-it-doesnt-wear-off-quickly-276153
* The TESCREAL bundle ( Transhumanism, Extropianism, Singularitarianism, (modern) Cosmism, Rationalists ): Eugenics and the promise of utopia through artificial general intelligence. "We argue that the normative framework that motivates much of this goal is rooted in the Anglo-American eugenics tradition of the twentieth century." >>
https://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/13636
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TESCREAL
#algorithms #SocialMedia #platforms #news #AI #transparency #accountability #HateSpeech #hate #FarRight #eugenics #TESCREAL #harm #SocialCohesion #trust #democracy
Social media isn't inherently bad.
Developers with major social media platforms who hide behind "I'm just doing my job" and *know* that what they're implementing is legally and morally wrong, are. As are the managers who instruct them to.
THEY are bad.
Mmkay?
#socialmedia #privacy #security #ads #marketing
Oh Zuck.
(Condescending tone activated)
Zuck Zuck Zuck Zuck Zuck Zucky Zuck.
Do better.
#Facebook #SocialMedia #Law #Section230 #Zuck
https://youtu.be/oxr083Cez30?si=F_xBmT9mRyBrx7Vx
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Creators are cashing in on a âFacebook renaissanceâ - https://restofworld.org/2026/facebook-creator-monetization-indonesia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds&ref=feedle.world
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Why is it some people on #SocialMedia expect textual rigor and exactness from what is effectively the equivalent of someone yelling incoherently at the TV in a crowded bar?
Reading comprehension starts with the context people!
Zuckerberg says Meta no longer designs apps to maximise screen time
The Meta chief executive's comments were made in a landmark trial over youth social media addiction.
Jaha, es gibt #Blogger, die fragen sich, ob sie ihren "Content" im #Blog oder in #SocialMedia teilen sollen. Das war ein Thema fĂźr mich. Kannste glauben!