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Nobody is immune to propaganda
Polarization itself doesn't bother me. When left-wingers polarize, they split into 50 different Communist parties that hold regular meetings and do nothing. When right-wingers polarize, they fund domestic terrorists like ICE.
The original article is paywalled: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aec7388
> The study also found that relatively subtle changes to the content of users’ feeds can significantly reduce political animosity among Republicans and Democrats, suggesting X had the power to increase political harmony if Musk chose to use it in that way.
Musk’s choice regarding political harmony and polarization seems pretty clear from his own X feed.
> The study also found that relatively subtle changes to the content of users’ feeds can significantly reduce political animosity among Republicans and Democrats, suggesting X had the power to increase political harmony if Musk chose to use it in that way.
Musk’s choice regarding political harmony and polarization seems pretty clear from his own X feed.
I just can't.
We shouldn't be saying "if an individual chooses to do so, we could achieve political harmony".
At what point does the government says: twitter/X has attained a critical mass and should adhere to strict political neutrality and enforce net-neutral policies, otherwise be dismantled ? I know, your current US government benefits from this. But in general, a government should be working towards neutrality. Otherwise this is a power grab.
Apart from very specific people, that want to manipulate masses, having such a great power over opinion by manipulating what people see should be strictly controlled.
We shouldn't be saying "if an individual chooses to do so, we could achieve political harmony".
At what point does the government says: twitter/X has attained a critical mass and should adhere to strict political neutrality and enforce net-neutral policies, otherwise be dismantled ? I know, your current US government benefits from this. But in general, a government should be working towards neutrality. Otherwise this is a power grab.
Apart from very specific people, that want to manipulate masses, having such a great power over opinion by manipulating what people see should be strictly controlled.