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New Stanford Algorithm Derank Divisive Political Posts on X
Stanford researchers found that a browser-based tool that reorders posts on X can reduce political hostility. Tested during the 2024 US election, it pushed extreme or partisan content lower in users’ feeds without hiding anything. After ten days, participants reported warmer feelings toward the opposing political side. The study suggests small ra...
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Seeking 'Healthy' Debate Of Ideas, Elon Musk Nears Twitter Deal Finish Line
Closing in on his Twitter megadeal, Elon Musk said Thursday his goal is to enable "healthy" debate of ideas and counter the tendency of social media to splinter into partisan "echo chambers."
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"An Epochal Shift": Mixed Emotions As UK Papers Rejoice, Mourn Brexit Day
Britain's partisan papers met Brexit with the same unbridled joy and tearful anguish that was felt across the streets and pubs of Britain on Friday night.
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Outrage After Gym Owner Asks Man To Stop Wearing Trump Shirt
A national climate in which politics feels intensely personal, combined with social media's power to disseminate, means that a disagreement between friends can quickly become a partisan conflagration in which strangers hundreds of miles away choose a side
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Love In The Time Of Trump: Dating Sites For The Politically Passionate
It's a scene played out again and again in the dating world: In an increasingly partisan and polarized country, similarity in political viewpoints has become a major criterion when choosing -- or weeding out -- prospective love interests.
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Israel Removes Video 'Denigrating' Foreign Press
Israel's foreign ministry has taken down a video that angered foreign journalists by ridiculing their coverage of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, saying it had been "misinterpreted".
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New Stanford Algorithm Derank Divisive Political Posts on X
Stanford researchers found that a browser-based tool that reorders posts on X can reduce political hostility. Tested during the 2024 US election, it pushed extreme or partisan content lower in users’ feeds without hiding anything. After ten days, participants reported warmer feelings toward the opposing political side. The study suggests small ra...
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Seeking 'Healthy' Debate Of Ideas, Elon Musk Nears Twitter Deal Finish Line
Closing in on his Twitter megadeal, Elon Musk said Thursday his goal is to enable "healthy" debate of ideas and counter the tendency of social media to splinter into partisan "echo chambers."
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"An Epochal Shift": Mixed Emotions As UK Papers Rejoice, Mourn Brexit Day
Britain's partisan papers met Brexit with the same unbridled joy and tearful anguish that was felt across the streets and pubs of Britain on Friday night.
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Outrage After Gym Owner Asks Man To Stop Wearing Trump Shirt
A national climate in which politics feels intensely personal, combined with social media's power to disseminate, means that a disagreement between friends can quickly become a partisan conflagration in which strangers hundreds of miles away choose a side
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Love In The Time Of Trump: Dating Sites For The Politically Passionate
It's a scene played out again and again in the dating world: In an increasingly partisan and polarized country, similarity in political viewpoints has become a major criterion when choosing -- or weeding out -- prospective love interests.
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Israel Removes Video 'Denigrating' Foreign Press
Israel's foreign ministry has taken down a video that angered foreign journalists by ridiculing their coverage of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, saying it had been "misinterpreted".
