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How do they account for variation in demographics of the user bases and the potential that Instagram is also promoting/demoting certain types of content?
by VerminOctopus1 3y ago
How do they account for variation in demographics of the user bases and the potential that Instagram is also promoting/demoting certain types of content?
- ziddoap 3y ago>and the potential that Instagram is also promoting/demoting The first line of the article is: >analyzed hashtag ratios between Instagram and TikTok
- Drew_ 3y agoTurning the difference into a ratio doesn’t remove biases on Instagram.
- oehtXRwMkIs 3y agoIn the paper they use a ratio defined by comparing a hashtag's popularity on TikTok vs on Instagram. So it accounts for Instagram's biases since they're comparing to them. Not sure if that's what you're asking.
- zztop44 3y agoThey’re using the difference between TikTok and Instagram to conclude (by implication at least) that TikTok has a bias. But the same data could just as easily imply Instagram has a bias, or both do. Or something else. Or nothing.
- notjoemama 3y agohttps://www.snopes.com/fact-check/is-tiktok-banned-in-china/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/is-tiktok-banned-in-china/ China has a separate app like TikTok and TikTok is not allowed inside China. I don’t see where in the PDF they address demographics but could you explain how you think that factors into this analysis? The numbers indicate they’re global like other massive social networks. Also, is the issue with Instagram political in nature like TikTok and China? At first glance it looks like the distribution is controlled based on their publicly available content guidelines. Doesn’t that make it inherently different than non-public content manipulation?