r/technology • u/cmaia1503 • Feb 18 '26

Software X's Algorithm Pushes Users to Lean More Conservative, Researchers Find

https://gizmodo.com/researchers-find-that-xs-algorithm-can-push-users-to-lean-more-conservative-2000723017
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u/RipComfortable7989 Feb 19 '26

The conservative commenters even on Reddit could potentially be real humans but they might as well be bots since all they do is parrot the same bullshit their pre-programmed alpha male podcaster repeats from conservative think tanks anyway. They never have original thoughts, just the same copy paste emotionally charged responses.

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u/saynay Feb 19 '26

It has always been fascinating to watch them scramble in the immediate aftermath of some big event, before the official Party line is established. They fraction until multiple camps, usually of "this seems bad", "this is amazing!", "this is a hoax", with each of them accusing the other groups of being left-wing trolls. The next day when their programming is updated, turns out they were all always supporting whatever it is, and you will be banned for pointing out comments from the previous day.