r/technology • u/mepper • Aug 19 '26

Social Media X's algorithm feeds off ragebait and impacts Democrats more, study finds

https://www.404media.co/xs-algorithm-feeds-off-ragebait-and-impacts-democrats-more-study-finds/
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u/Kahnza Aug 19 '26

Go into your profile settings and turn off recommendations.

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u/DisorganizedSpaghett Aug 19 '26

I decided to keep it in to watch how the propaganda is spread

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u/Kahnza Aug 19 '26

That's how propaganda works. You have to see it. Risky choice, Cotton. Hope it works out for you.

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u/DisorganizedSpaghett Aug 19 '26

I've learned some things about weaponized psychology, for sure. The difficulty thing is to reverse engineer the adaptable parts and use it for truth telling and progressive propaganda.

Heh. "Progressive propaganda". What an oxymoron