Docs: EU politicians said Facebook algorithm changes in 2019 negatively impacted politics, particularly in Poland, where many blamed Facebook for polarization
Loveday Morris / Washington Post : Tweets: @jesselehrich , @lyssaslounge , @lsnienie , @brooklynmarie , @brooklynmarie , @sanhotree , @wajahatali , @joenbc , @washingtonpost , and @jasonkuznicki Tweets: Jesse Lehrich / @jesselehrich : in which an operative for a Polish ultra-nationalist party gives @Facebook & its “hate algorithm” 70% of the credit for their rise. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... https://twitter.com/... Katharina Borchert / @lyssaslounge : Oooops. I guess it's not only some isolated whistleblower position. #Facebook https://twitter.com/... @lsnienie : “Facebook wants blood,” said Anna Sikora, who handles social media for the left-wing @partiarazem party" Polecam serdecznie: https://twitter.com/... Brooke Binkowski / @brooklynmarie : Maybe we shouldn't give tech companies so much control over the discourse? idk Brooke Binkowski / @brooklynmarie : I often ruminate on how this arbitrarily-issued blue check of mine, which I first applied for out of spite and nothing more, has done way more for my career than years of hard journalistic work at the border or any award I've ever won https://twitter.com/... Sanho Tree / @sanhotree : It's true. @facebook brings us all closer...to civil war. Rage, racism, xenophobia, terror, and genocide follows Facebook around the world as it penetrates societies. Their proprietary algorithm amplifies and promotes conflict because it increases engagement and thus ad revenues. https://twitter.com/... Wajahat Ali / @wajahatali : How long will the world just sit back and allow this dangerous company to fuel chaos? https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Joe Scarborough / @joenbc : In Poland's politics, a ‘social civil war’ brewed as Facebook rewarded online anger https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... @washingtonpost : Since 2018, the algorithm has elevated posts that encourage interaction, such as ones popular with friends. This broadly prioritizes posts by friends and family and viral memes, but also divisive content. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... https://twitter.com/... Jason Kuznicki / @jasonkuznicki : My subjective experience of Facebook's algorithm for the last few years was that it was consistently showing me the Trumpiest content it could find. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
in which an operative for a Polish ultra-nationalist party gives @Facebook & its “hate algorithm” 70% of the credit for their rise. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
It's true. @facebook brings us all closer...to civil war. Rage, racism, xenophobia, terror, and genocide follows Facebook around the world as it penetrates societies. Their proprietary algorithm amplifies and promotes conflict because it increases engagement and thus ad revenues.…
I often ruminate on how this arbitrarily-issued blue check of mine, which I first applied for out of spite and nothing more, has done way more for my career than years of hard journalistic work at the border or any award I've ever won https://twitter.com/...
Since 2018, the algorithm has elevated posts that encourage interaction, such as ones popular with friends. This broadly prioritizes posts by friends and family and viral memes, but also divisive content. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
My subjective experience of Facebook's algorithm for the last few years was that it was consistently showing me the Trumpiest content it could find. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...