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Is it so hard to believe that the recommendation engine is liberal? It’s true of HN too. It’s not a bad thing, the same way that Fox News being conservative is
by sillysaurusx 5y ago
Is it so hard to believe that the recommendation engine is liberal? It’s true of HN too.
It’s not a bad thing, the same way that Fox News being conservative isn’t a bad thing. It just is what it is.
These are major news sites. News always has a bias. It’s important to identify, for one’s own sake.
It’s not even particularly hard to bias an AI algorithm. It’s arguably the default.
- smachiz 5y agoNot hard to believe - younger people make up the bulk of their audience, and probably the bulk of HN that trend more liberal. That's a reflection of the userbase though, not necessarily of Twitter or HN's views. I would bet most LPs are more conservative - if only in private.