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This is seen on most other platforms as well. Facebook, instagram and perhaps most worryingly tiktok.
by spwa4 1y ago
This is seen on most other platforms as well. Facebook, instagram and perhaps most worryingly tiktok.
- xnx 1y agoTikTok is far right? I know the fyp is very personalized, but I can't think of a single far right video I've seen. Occasionally I'll see comments on videos from people who don't like wind turbines, but that's about it.
- spwa4 1y agoIf I join and just select random interests I get shown low-effort obviously-AI anti-immigrant "songs". Not quickly, takes a little bit of browsing.
- api 1y agoHow much is intentional and how much is from the fact that far right content tends to be aimed at the amygdala? It’s usually crafted to inspire either outrage or fear. Those emotions have also been shown to maximize attention, and attention is what the algorithm seeks. It also tends to be polarizing. If you react with disgust because you disagree, the algorithm also picks that up as engagement. I do see more far right content on algorithmic social media and I’ve always suspected this is why. When I see lefty content it’s almost always when it’s of a similar form: outrage or fear bait. I rarely see any form of political content on those platforms that is thoughtful or positive, because that doesn’t maximize engagement. Of course I rarely look at any of those hellscapes anymore. All algorithmic social media is a worthless addictive attention trap.