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Mickey7@lemmy.world 6 days ago
We all saw the undeniable evidence that Twitter had suppressed anything not in line with the positions of the left. If “X” is now doing exactly the same thing regarding posts not conforming with positions of the right then it’s just more bullshit. What is the problem with treating every position equally? I understand censorship in regard to things like doxing, child porn, and calls for violence…but everything else should be allowed and let users decide for themselves. Haven’t we had enough of being “told” what to think.
octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 6 days ago
Mickey7@lemmy.world 6 days ago
Did you mean this… theguardian.com/…/twitter-admits-bias-in-algorith…
octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 6 days ago
We all saw the undeniable evidence that Twitter had suppressed anything not in line with the positions of the left.
Called out. Posts this:
Did you mean this… theguardian.com/…/twitter-admits-bias-in-algorith…
But apparently doesn’t read past the headline.
Home feed promotes rightwing tweets over those from the left, internal research finds
The research found that in six out of seven countries, apart from Germany, tweets from rightwing politicians received more amplification from the algorithm than those from the left; right-leaning news organisations were more amplified than those on the left; and generally politicians’ tweets were more amplified by an algorithmic timeline than by the chronological timeline.
According to a 27-page research document, Twitter found a “statistically significant difference favouring the political right wing” in all the countries except Germany. Under the research, a value of 0% meant tweets reached the same number of users on the algorithm-tailored timeline as on its chronological counterpart, whereas a value of 100% meant tweets achieved double the reach. On this basis, the most powerful discrepancy between right and left was in Canada (Liberals 43%; Conservatives 167%), followed by the UK (Labour 112%; Conservatives 176%). Even excluding top government officials, the results were similar, the document said.
HowManyNimons@lemmy.world 6 days ago
Ha ha lol you’ve been schooled.
TrickDacy@lemmy.world 6 days ago
Your request for tag “conservative moron” has been approved!
ieatpillowtags@lemm.ee 6 days ago
“Hey guys, I think vaccines cause autism but THE LEFT won’t let me spread my bullshit online”
Isn’t that the same thing as platforming actual Nazis???
Mickey7@lemmy.world 6 days ago
You totally missed the point. If someone posted that and if you were capable of thinking for yourself you would research it on your own. And you would then be able to post a link supporting your position. Do you want to possibly change the position of the person and others in the same mind set making the original post or do you just want to censor them. Censorship is what causes the divide. Both sides of an issue being posted causes people to think and hopefully come together.
ieatpillowtags@lemm.ee 6 days ago
“Research it on my own”? By doing what? Running clinical trials? We have experts as a society for a reason.
You’re probably the kind of person who thinks it’s a massive government overreach that you’re forced to wear a seatbelt.
Mickey7@lemmy.world 6 days ago
You don’t need to be a scientist to research medical things. There are multiple sources that will provide information that you can evaluate for yourself
zea_64@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 days ago
Most people believe shit without checking. Even I forget to use my brain frequently. I used to believe in the market place of ideas, but that got millions dead of COVID and fascists winning on platforms they completely lied about, so I don’t think the market works.