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Twitter Admits Algorithms Amplify Right-Wing Tweets

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“Twitter is publicly sharing research findings today that show that the platform’s algorithms amplify tweets from right-wing politicians and content from right-leaning news outlets more than people and content from the political left,” Protocol reports.

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The Register

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Twitter's algorithms favour right-wing political content

Engineers and researchers don't know why

3 years ago

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Business Insider

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Twitter's internal data says its algorithm amplifies right-wing political content over similar content posted by left-wing figures

An internal research team at Twitter said the company's algorithm showed bias toward the political right and tweets from conservative politicians.

3 years ago·United States

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The Quint

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Twitter's Algorithm Amplifies Right-leaning Tweets, Says Their Own Research

Twitter amplifies tweets from right-wing political parties & news outlets more than the left, says their own study.

3 years ago·India

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Times of India

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Twitter Says Its Algorithm Amplifies Right-Wing Content And They Don't Know Why

Twitter claims that its machine learning algorithms seem to favour right-wing content on the platform over left-wing content and Twitter doesn't know why

3 years ago·India

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Scroll India

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Twitter’s algorithm favours right-leaning content, news outlets, finds research

The social media giant itself conducted the study in seven countries.

3 years ago·India

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PC Mag

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Twitter Algorithm Gives Right-Leaning News Sources a Slight Edge

'Content from US media outlets with a strong right-leaning bias are amplified marginally more than content from left-leaning sources,' Twitter researchers find.

3 years ago·United States

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