How “engagement” makes you vulnerable to manipulation and misinformation on social media

Fillipo Menczer, NiemanLab, 13 September 2021

Social media algorithms rely heavily on behaviour to make ‘personalised’ decisions. In particular, they watch for content people respond to or “engage” with by liking, commenting, and sharing. However, research from NiemanLab concludes virtually all web technology platforms have a strong popularity bias. When applications are driven by cues like engagement rather than explicit search engine queries, popularity bias can lead to harmful...

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