Twitter study says its algorithm favors right-wing parties and news outlets

Oct 21 2021 by Mashable

 

While reality may have a liberal bias, Twitter does not.

A Twitter study and accompanying blog post, published Thursday, show that the company's algorithm tends to favor right-leaning news outlets and right-wing political parties. In other words, long-disputed claims of anti-conservative bias on social media couldn't be further from the truth.

How does this right-wing content amplification show up? Well, according to the study, users need look no further than the Home timeline — i.e., the...

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