Another new study indicates algorithms aren't driving polarization. The evidence is preliminary, but part of a growing trend of studies that don't find evidence of the much fabled extremist rabbit hole.https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0747563220303733 …
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I'm not saying I have an easy answer here: before the pandemic, I was wondering how we could fund a national longitudinal panel, cut a deal with the companies for a different data access approach etc. The ground has shifted and key data is private—hard measurement problem.
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For example, there is research showing *content* of fast-food has also shifted—competing with each other—but also we eat more. There, at least, we can measure and see this. Imagine having no content data or sales data, looking at health metrics alone. Hard to reverse engineer.
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