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> This, the observation that Republicans were morel likely to be suspended than Democrats provides no support for the claim that Twitter showed political bias i
by car_analogy 5y ago
> This, the observation that Republicans were morel likely to be suspended than Democrats provides no support for the claim that Twitter showed political bias in its suspension practices. Instead, the observed asymmetry could be explained entirely by the tendency of Republicans to share more misinformation.
Interesting - a difference in outcomes that is not caused by bias, but by different behavior. Could this explain other apparent "biases"? Such as hate speech suspensions [1]? Or police shootings [2]?
[1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/11/21/facebook-algorithm-biased-race/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/11/21/faceboo...
[2] https://www.clarionledger.com/story/opinion/columnists/2016/07/15/war-cops/87142936/ https://www.clarionledger.com/story/opinion/columnists/2016/...
- multjoy 5y ago>Interesting - a difference in outcomes that is not caused by bias, but by different behavior. How is that interesting? You only have to look at the type of content shared by right vs left to realise that the 'bias' against the right is the result of shitty content. It's the same argument used by right wing comedians, who fail to realise that they're just not that funny.