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    zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 26 May 2020

    zeynep tufekci Retweeted Deepa Seetharaman

    Facebook's own researchers found that “64% of all extremist group joins are due to our recommendation tools" and that “our recommendation systems grow the problem.” Facebook VP for policy Joel Kaplan (known for throwing a party for Kavanaugh after confirmation) nixed any action.https://twitter.com/dseetharaman/status/1265312209602674688 …

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    Deepa SeetharamanVerified account @dseetharaman
    New from @JeffHorwitz & me: Facebook spent years studying the its role in polarization, according to sources and internal documents. One internal slide laid out the issue like so. ”Our algorithms exploit the human brain's attraction to divisiveness.” https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-knows-it-encourages-division-top-executives-nixed-solutions-11590507499?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=1 …
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      2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 26 May 2020

        "Our algorithms exploit the human brain’s attraction to divisiveness". Please note that independent researchers have been pointing out this for years, but of course only Facebook has the data and the tools internally to have actually study this. Independent researchers don't.pic.twitter.com/66LRDWJ2Ae

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      3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 28 May 2020

        zeynep tufekci Retweeted Nina Jankowicz

        Follow-up. Researcher joins an "alternate health" group of 70k members and Facebook's algorithm quickly recommends that she join a white supremacist group, or Qanon (the ones that show up with guns to pizza parlors fans, or an anti-vax/"plandemic" group.https://twitter.com/wiczipedia/status/1265629272988954625 …

        zeynep tufekci added,

        Nina JankowiczVerified account @wiczipedia
        In case you are still doubting how Facebook Groups suggestions work, a quick case study: 1. Search for "alternative health." Choose a group with over 70k members. pic.twitter.com/GPRGhdEphn
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      2. Dean Eckles‏ @deaneckles 26 May 2020
        Replying to @zeynep

        I wonder whether that 64% "due to" attribution was credible or just a "last click" analysis, which we know typically hugely overstates the role of recommendation algorithms

        2 replies 3 retweets 54 likes
      3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 26 May 2020
        Replying to @deaneckles

        Wouldn't it be great to have some independent research from people who are neither employed by or have any financial entanglement with Facebook? This is their own internal research team, that's all we know. In any case, it's a finding that the algorithm pushes in that direction.

        3 replies 23 retweets 295 likes
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      2. VFX Nomad 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🌊 🗽  🎦 🎞️ 🎬‏ @vfxartist1 26 May 2020
        Replying to @zeynep @WritesMore

        They are proud of who they are! Believe them. Facebook =pic.twitter.com/CxK281qosM

        1 reply 15 retweets 49 likes
      3. Martin Votes Blue 💙‏ @mdwilliams99 26 May 2020
        Replying to @vfxartist1 @brthnm and

        #DeleteFacebook

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      1. Yossarian‏ @Dzigavertovv 26 May 2020
        Replying to @zeynep

        Hoo boy...

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      1. MeWe‏ @mewe 26 May 2020
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        Yikes! Good News: #MeWe is here! The uplifting FB challenger that solves these problems. No ads, no targeting, no boosted fake news, and no newsfeed algorithms. Here's the recent TED Talk by MeWe's CEO on this topic: "The Rise of Surveillance Capitalism"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoYC4ogezE4 …

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      2. Miss Shiv is a velociraptor 🦚‏ @shiv5468 26 May 2020
        Replying to @zeynep @JimmySecUK

        Facebook suggested I might like to join several antisemitic groups including the KKK I’m not even in the US but .... not in favour if antisemitism either It was most bizarre.

        1 reply 10 retweets 35 likes
      3. Dr. Octopus said…‏ @Pulpolover 27 May 2020
        Replying to @shiv5468 @zeynep @JimmySecUK

        I had a similar experience—and I’m Jewish. That’s when I quit using FB. And that was 2015/2016.

        1 reply 5 retweets 18 likes
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