Whether this is collusion or not it provides the same support for the fact that - we cannot actually study these things because we have no idea what they're doing on the back end (looking at you Chat)
Team debunks research showing Facebook's news-feed algorithm curbs election misinformation
Sep 2024, phys.org
The team's work shows that the research was conducted during a short period when Meta temporarily introduced a new, more rigorous news algorithm rather than its standard one, and that the previous researchers did not account for the algorithmic change. This helped to create the misperception, widely reported by the media, that Facebook and Instagram's news feeds are largely reliable sources of trustworthy news.
Also note - "social media are not required to make any public notification of significant changes to their algorithms" (not in the United States, that is)
via Manning College of Information and Computer Science at University of Massachusetts Amherst: H. Holden Thorp, Context matters in social media, Science (2024). DOI: 10.1126/science.adt2983.
Image credit: AI Art - Cultivated Meat - 2024
Post Script:
Researchers identify 'dancer' as a new curiosity style in Wikipedia browsing
Oct 2024, phys.org
I just thought this was an interesting point:
"Wikipedia is a very special place on the internet. The site features exclusively free content and no commercial advertisements. Much of the rest of the contemporary digital landscape is designed to activate individuals' buying impulses and customizes our media content. This raises the question of how much we are in charge of where our curiosity takes us in online contexts beyond Wikipedia."-David Lydon-Staley, assistant professor in the Annenberg School for Communication at U Penn
via University of Pennsylvania Complex Systems Lab: Dale Zhou et al, Architectural styles of curiosity in global Wikipedia mobile app readership, Science Advances (2024). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adn3268
Post Post Script, same thing:
Our outrage over social media posts helps misinformation spread, study shows
Nov 2024, phys.org
The formula we all knew was there the whole time:
"Since outrage is associated with increased engagement online, outrage-evoking misinformation may be likely to spread farther in part because of the algorithmic amplification of engaging content."
via Department of Psychology and School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton, and Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management: Killian L. McLoughlin et al, Misinformation exploits outrage to spread online, Science (2024). DOI: 10.1126/science.adl2829
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