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Twitter Recommender System Amplified Right-Leaning Tweets

Twitter’s “Home” timeline algorithm was revealed by its internal researchers to have amplified tweets and news of rightwing politicians and organizations more than leftwing ones in six out of seven studied countries.

Date it happened
2016-02-10
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Twitter
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