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Re:Mark in the Middle by lightgreen on Thursday September 24, 2020 @02:04PM (#24581527)
> The algorithmic feed that drives more engagement drives their user base to be more extreme.

Just to clarify: more extreme is not necessary more right or conservative.

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Re:Mark in the Middle by pavanky on Thursday September 24, 2020 @02:52PM (#24582150)
Yes. And a platform whose userbase is already conservative will become more extreme in that direction.
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