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Their methodology (comparing hashtag counts) does not make sense for detecting whether content is systematically promoted and demoted to fit some agenda. I can
by yorwba 3y ago
Their methodology (comparing hashtag counts) does not make sense for detecting whether content is systematically promoted and demoted to fit some agenda. I can make one video, have it artificially promoted to reach a million viewers, and that's a hashtag increment of 1. Or I can make ten videos that are all unfairly demoted and therefore barely get any views, and that's a hashtag increment of 10.
The discrepancy for Kashmir-related hashtags makes me think there are a lot of Pakistanis on TikTok who never use Instagram...
- janice1999 3y agoIt also ignores the probability that Instagram is artificially promoting some topics and censoring others. [0] https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/19/meta-instagram-palestine-israel-shadowban-censorship-moderation-bias/ https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/19/meta-instagram-palestine-i... [1] https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-57306800 https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-57306800 [2] https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67169228 https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67169228