The algorithms are actively focussed. Not only do they overtly promote facist, Nazi, racist, sexist users so that typical user see more hate, BUT brown (people like me) and black people are having this turn up in their suggestions too. I am overtly lefty and an active Greens supporter. I routinely post calling out the right wing morons and yes this includes so called “Labour”. My feed suggestions are peppered with Farage, Robinson and other stupidity.
You respond to them hence the algorithm pushes their content at you.
I routinely post calling out the right wing morons and yes this includes so called “Labour”. My feed suggestions are peppered with Farage, Robinson and other stupidity.
Of course they are. You’ve demonstrated that you will interact with right wing morons. They are giving you right wing morons.
It’s as if the Fediverse doesn’t exist. So the report calls for pubic social media platforms not owned by big tech, eh?
I was half convinced lefties online are gradually being made to suffer a shittier online experience by big tech. This kinda confirms it.
