Research
Social media algorithms on X promote content that conflicts with your values
PsyPost · By Karina Petrova ·
The Brief
- Research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences examines social media algorithms on X.
- According to the PsyPost summary, the algorithms often promote content that contradicts the personal values of the users reading it.
- The source summary is truncated, so the study's methods and detailed findings are not available here.
Why it matters
It suggests that engagement-driven feed ranking can push content at odds with what users say they value, which matters for anyone studying platform effects on attitudes and behaviour.
Who’s affected
- social scientists studying online media
- researchers and readers interested in platform recommendation systems
- #social media
- #recommendation algorithms
- #x
- #user values
- #online behavior
Social media algorithms are designed to keep people scrolling by showing them engaging posts, but the content they promote often contradicts the personal values of the people reading it. Research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals that the…
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Social media algorithms on X promote content that conflicts with your values
PsyPost reports on research published in PNAS about X algorithms promoting value-conflicting content