Independent studies has find that social media platforms aren't necessarily the cause for polarizing users through algorithms and misinformation.
who, last year, revealed internal documents showing Meta’s algorithm raised hateful, divisive, and false posts to the top of users’ feeds. She argued that if the company were to switch the feed to be chronological, it would promote less divisiveness among users.and prevented them from studying how it functioned, and in some cases, she said the company resorted to taking legal actions against those who spoke out against the company.
in June. “Companies that are opaque can cut corners at the public expense and there’s no consequences.”How do social media feed algorithms affect attitudes and behavior in an election campaign? ” did just that and reversed the feeds from those tailored to their interests to chronological feeds showing the most recent posts first for more than 23,000 Facebook users and 21,000 Instagram users. Researchers said they found users spent less time on Facebook when feeds were chronological
and the amount of “political and untrustworthy content they saw increased on both platforms.” However, researchers said the alteration didn’t significantly change or affect “polarization.”Overall, researchers said they found that removing reshared and algorithm-generated posts from individuals’ feeds over three months didn’t affect their political stance.
that the studies showed “there is little evidence that key features of Meta’s platforms alone cause harmful ‘affective’ polarization or has meaningful effects on these outcomes.” He added that although the results of the studies may not settle the debate about the influence social media has on democracy, he said, “We hope and expect it will advance society’s understanding of these issues.
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