Facebook ‘echo chamber’ has little impact on polarized views, according to study
An experiment which tweaked social media algorithms found no effect on polarization of views.
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How tweaking social media algorithms affects polarization
Societies are becoming increasingly polarized, with people reportedly shunning those with differing political views. Social media is often thought to be exacerbating these divides, by creating echo chambers and filtering out dissimilar views. Many hoped that tweaking the algorithms that drive these platforms could reduce polarization. But, a group of studies show that such changes have little to no affect on polarization, implying that solutions to this issue are trickier than previously thought.
Research Article: Nyhan et al.
News and Views: Influence of Facebook algorithms on political polarization tested
News: Tweaking Facebook feeds is no easy fix for polarization
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