Twitter algorithm amplifies right-wing voices, study finds
The study analysed the algorithm that amplifies different voices on the political spectrum in the feed of millions of Twitter accounts.
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The study analysed the algorithm that amplifies different voices on the political spectrum in the feed of millions of Twitter accounts.
TWITTER’S algorithms hand the Tories a significant boost over their competitors in UK politics, a new study has revealed.
"In six out of seven countries - all but Germany - tweets posted by accounts from the political right receive more algorithmic amplification than the political left when studied as a group," Twitter blogged.
In a continuing study on the effects of machine learning (ML) on public conversation, Twitter has confirmed that its algorithms amplify right-leaning political content."In six out of seven countries - all but Germany - tweets posted by ...
The new research is based on tweets of elected officials of House of Commons members in Canada, the French National Assembly, the German Bundestag, House of Representatives in Japan, Congress of Deputies of Spain, House of Commons in the UK, and official and personal accounts of House of Representatives and Senate members in the US, as well as news outlets, from April 1 to August 15, 2020.