Harri H on Nostr: It is often said that extreme viewpoints spread more easily on social media, because ...
It is often said that extreme viewpoints spread more easily on social media, because they trigger emotions. But to what extent should we believe that this is a random emergent property of the algorithm that just tries to maximize engagement? I totally don’t think we can exclude the possibility that X, Facebook, Tiktok are — and have been for some time — amplifying extreme right content on purpose, as a form of propaganda warfare.
#x #meta #facebook #tiktok
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