Further, when you examine the academic paper upon which the claim is based, the authors readily acknowledge that their findings could be the result not of algorithmic bias on Twitter’s part, but a result of differing strategies pursued by conservative and liberal outlets. Apparently she, like many other progressive Twitter employees, was scared off by Musk’s stated desire to have Twitter be a neutral playing field. “I left Twitter 1.0 a few weeks back when I decided not to be part of what’s next,” she wrote on LinkedIn. Second, who is the author of this post at Twitter? Luca Belli - now a former Twitter employee per her LinkedIn page. So sourcing the provocative claim that Twitter actually boosts right-wing voices to Twitter itself is dubious. We now know that Twitter wasn’t exactly honest about its censorship decisions or its collaboration with federal officials. It took Musk dropping $44 billion to acquire the company and turn whistleblower for journalists and the American public to have a window into how the company was manipulating news cycles and elections. That’s the entire point of the Twitter Files. Let’s begin with the last item: Twitter’s own research shows right-leaning outlets see more amplification.įirst, Twitter’s claims about its platform pre-Elon Musk’s acquisition aren’t exactly the most trustworthy sources of information. “ The communications were made public on Saturday as part of an ongoing release of certain internal documents known as the “Twitter Files” overseen by new CEO Elon Musk and independent journalists who share his view that the site suppressed conservative viewpoints, even though Twitter’s own research shows right-leaning outlets see more amplification.” The source for that odd claim? Why, Twitter itself! Or at least, an academic study Twitter commissioned several years ago, was involved with, and has touted in the past. Twitter, it claimed, is biased against liberals and disproportionately amplifies the messages of conservatives. Angus King provided to large social media companies, made a surprising claim. The Bangor Daily News, as part of its intrepid coverage of the enemies list Sen.
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