Beyond the for You Page: Uncovering Algorithmic Bias in New York's Mayoral Race
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The article examines how algorithmic bias on social media may have impacted New York's mayoral race, sparking discussion on the potential influence of social media on electoral outcomes.
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blackbear_
3 months ago
I really don't know... They made a model to predict the number of views of a video from its metadata, then assumed that model errors correspond to intentional manipulation rather than, you know, metadata not being fully predictive.
jonahbenton
3 months ago
Zero credibility.
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