Comment on Gen Z's safe space - Sick of Musk and Zuckerberg, Gen Zers are flocking to Tumblr

• ToadOfHypnosis@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I agree with this. I 100% believe the lurch to the right’s acceleration in America was fueled by social media algorithms.

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  • sepiroth154@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    It started with billionaires buying up all the media, but was further accelerated by the algorithms.

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    • quack@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I’d argue that this is just a continuation of billionaires buying up the media.

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  • misk@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    This and clickbait. Both ware a race to the bottom for information and debate quality motivated solely by greed.

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• JokeDeity@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Facebook has spent millions figuring out how to make your feed as divisive and confrontational as possible. I don’t think it’s had a good outcome for humanity and I think it’s more in the powers-that-be’s hands than the above person thinks it is.

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  • jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    It’s inevitable for ads supported social media.

    They need to keep you “engaged” to show you more ads, and the most effective way to do it is to foster conflict.

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