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Study finds TikTok's algorithm requires repeated negative feedback to permanently remove unwanted content

TikTok’s FYP responds to negative feedback only temporarily; repeated consistent signals are needed to keep unwanted videos from reappearing.

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briefly.co·Tech by Flipboard·9d ago·1 min read

Study Questions Whether Sri Lanka's Government Health Posts on Facebook Are Designed to Change Behavior

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communities.springernature.com16d ago

Study finds over half of social media child safety features fail to work as advertised

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cnn.com17d ago

Study in Nature Shows Social Media Algorithms Significantly Influence Political Attitudes

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werd.io4mo ago

U.S. Social Media Trends 2020-2024: Declining Use, Platform Fragmentation, and Political Polarization

Using nationally representative data from the 2020 and 2024 American National Election Studies (ANES), this paper traces how the U.S. social media landscape has shifted across platforms, demographics, and politics. Overall platform use has declined, with

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arxiv.org·Hacker News: Front Page·5mo ago·2 min read

Research Study: Impact of X/Twitter's Private Likes Policy on Engagement with High-Risk Content

In June 2024, X/Twitter changed likes' visibility from public to private, offering a rare, platform-level opportunity to study how the visibility of engagement signals affects users' behavior. Here, we investigate whether hiding liker identities increases

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arxiv.org·Hacker News: Front Page·5mo ago·2 min read

Study: Small algorithmic changes to X's 'for you' feed can rapidly increase political polarisation

Study finds that a week of political content can bring about a shift in views that previously would have taken three years

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theguardian.com·Hacker News: Front Page·6mo ago·6 min read

Study: Up to 33% of YouTube Videos May Be Low-Quality AI-Generated Content

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kapwing.com6mo ago

Study: Anti-establishment conspiracy content easy to find on TikTok and YouTube but rare in general feeds

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news.umich.edu9mo ago