Elon Musk’s Twitter algorithm changes are ‘amplifying anger’, say researchers
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#2hanges in Twitter’s algorithms show users are being shown far more tweets that amplify anger and animosity than before, since Elon Musk took over the social network, according to US researchers.
A new study by computer scientists at Cornell University and University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) published on Friday (May 26) looked at tweets being shown to 806 users in February, comparing the content shown on Twitter’s “For You” personalised timelines, as well as the chronological newsfeed.
Re: Elon Musk’s Twitter algorithm changes are ‘amplifying anger’, say researchers
#3Two comments:
1. I've noticed that Twitter shows me more "opposite side" stuff than I'd expect. Is that part of amplifying anger? Could it be good in the long run to see other viewpoints. (I'd rather see examples of people I normally vilify saying stuff that's neutral or agreeable, but anyway)
2. Twitter's business model is monetized outrage anyway. Amplifying anger has pretty much always been it's product market fit, so notwithstanding the above, it wouldn't be surprising to see this continue or escalate.
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#4I never used Twitter much but when Musk acquired it I deleted my account.
I had no interest in following "celebrities" and I sucked at responding to posts because I'd always run into the character limit, which works great for snarky comments, but pretty much sucks for real conversations.
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#5If I see stuff that annoys me, I just mute the sender, or I block them, if I want to send a message to Twitter. I'm not seeing any issues, and I like the broader perspective.
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#6Two comments: 1. I've noticed that Twitter shows me more "opposite side" stuff than I'd expect. Is that part of amplifying anger? Could it be good in the long run to see other viewpoints. (I'd rather see examples of people I normally vilify saying stuff that's neutral or agreeable, but anyway) 2. Twitter's business model is monetized outrage anyway. Amplifying anger has pretty much always been it's product market fit…
re: 1. Me too but I think it's just because it shows more blue checks, which happen to be people whose views align with Elon's, and I mostly disagree with them and the issues they are focused on. I bet they are also seeing more blue checks
Re: Elon Musk’s Twitter algorithm changes are ‘amplifying anger’, say researchers
#7If I see stuff that annoys me, I just mute the sender, or I block them, if I want to send a message to Twitter. I'm not seeing any issues, and I like the broader perspective.
"Broader perspective" is probably not the right word. It's distinctly two extremely narrow perspectives.
Broader perspectives requires lower temperature, and moderation, but I don't mean the kind that mass shadowbans accounts on social media. I mean the kind where intelligent people come together based on shared interests and have a conference, a club, form a discussion group and so on. And they have the ability to protect their whisper from the noise of millions screaming trolls outside. Twitter isn't built for this. It never was, but now it's even less built for it.
Twitter is currently seemingly 90% hot takes and hustling marketers doing those cringe "AI is crushing your industry, see 20 reasons why" type of threads.
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#8If I see stuff that annoys me, I just mute the sender, or I block them, if I want to send a message to Twitter. I'm not seeing any issues, and I like the broader perspective.
"Broader perspective" is probably not the right word. It's distinctly two extremely narrow perspectives. Broader perspectives requires lower temperature, and moderation, but I don't mean the kind that mass shadowbans accounts on social media. I mean the kind where intelligent people come together based on shared interests and have a conference, a club, form a discussion group and so on. And they have the ability to p…
I’m honestly not seeing many screaming trolls.
People will never learn to get along, if they refuse to listen to each other.
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#9Two comments: 1. I've noticed that Twitter shows me more "opposite side" stuff than I'd expect. Is that part of amplifying anger? Could it be good in the long run to see other viewpoints. (I'd rather see examples of people I normally vilify saying stuff that's neutral or agreeable, but anyway) 2. Twitter's business model is monetized outrage anyway. Amplifying anger has pretty much always been it's product market fit…
This is also the business model of journalism in general because it generates clicks. But if we indeed get more perspectives, I believe it to be an improvement of the former "Bubble Wrap Twitter".
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
"Broader perspective" is probably not the right word. It's distinctly two extremely narrow perspectives. Broader perspectives requires lower temperature, and moderation, but I don't mean the kind that mass shadowbans accounts on social media. I mean the kind where intelligent people come together based on shared interests and have a conference, a club, form a discussion group and so on. And they have the ability to p…
I’m honestly not seeing many screaming trolls. People will never learn to get along, if they refuse to listen to each other.
When your immediate circle is in constant panic about a terrible inhumane, immoral enemy that is, reportedly, destroying them and their way of life, I invite you to stand up and say "can't we just get along with them?"
This is a cultural, emotional, informational bubble, and when you're inside it there's only one correct way to act, and that is to virtue signal that you hate the other bubble.
In other words, it's not that simple.