Re: X's algorithm

On Sun, 17 Nov 2024, JAB wrote:

X's algorithm was changed in mid-July 2024 to systematically boost
Republican-leaning accounts and Elon Musk's own account following his
endorsement of Donald Trump, according to a newly released
computational study of engagement from the Queensland University of
Technology.
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The authors conclude: "Republican accounts benefited from increased
visibility or recommendation bias post-change."
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Summary: via Pic
https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:3w75iygkvtcrqvu4x4ux2hzv/bafkreif7ynuyfrz6gk43jksvvzr6aqetdgiyn2lokm35zqp2rkvcoozalm@jpeg
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https://bsky.app/profile/chriso-wiki.bsky.social/post/3lb2payb2c624
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I perceived this change....and for a short duration, there was hard
core porn there
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It is a private platform, controlled by a man with republican leanings. Talk about wasting tax payers money discovering the obvious. They could have called me instead.
On the other hand, it's nice with a change. Pre-Trump it went the other way.
I wonder if all the democrats will go to bluesky and if that will become the democrat platform par excellence?