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Changing social media algorithms is enough to reduce political hostility

Changing social media algorithms is enough to reduce political hostility

Reducing the visibility of polarizing content in social media news feeds can tangibly decrease partisan hostility. To reach this conclusion, my colleagues and I developed a method for modifying the ranking of posts in news feeds , an operation previously limited to social media platforms. The readjustment of feeds to limit exposure to posts expressing anti-democratic attitudes […] … learn more→