Friday, April 29, 2022

Twitter bias

In case anyone was in doubt about the bias on Twitter take note of what has happened since Musk bought the company. Big Twitter accounts on the left are losing followers and those on the right are gaining since the Musk buyout was sealed. Ted Cruz gained 40,000 and Michele Obama lost 20,000. Much of the gain can be attributed to lifting shadow bans. This is a program that blocks followers from seeing tweets without the tweeter knowing about it. If Musk gains control he will likely reveal the algorithms used by Twitter and many feel they will show bias.

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