crecente, 7 months ago

@boris_holzer @sociology

I've only read July's article; this might be addressed elsewhere.

In one experiment some user's feed was chronological:

"[Using a chronological feed] led to people seeing more untrustworthy content (because Meta’s algorithm downranks sources who repeatedly share misinformation) [...]"

❓ Does the fact that they are seeing "more untrustworthy content" absent Meta intervention indicate the well has become so poisoned it is beyond fixing (or sufficiently testing)?

boris_holzer, 7 months ago

@crecente @sociology

I guess it shows that public communication without any kind of filtering, sorting, or editing isn't the Garden of Eden (and probably never has been).