Algorithmic radicalization
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title:
Algorithmic radicalization
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Algorithmic radicalization is the concept that recommender algorithms on popular social media sites such as YouTube and Facebook drive users toward progressively more extreme content over time, leading to them developing radicalized extremist political views. Algorithms record user interactions, from likes/dislikes to amount of time spent on posts, to generate endless media aimed to keep users engaged. Through echo chamber channels, the consumer is driven to be more polarized through preferences
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Radicalization via social media algorithms
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algorithmic_radicalization
date created:
2021-03-10T12:26:31Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T19:23:39Z
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