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New research has claimed that 63 temporary Facebook algorithm changes made by Meta between Nov. 2020 and Mar. 2021 affected conclusions published in a 2023 study concerning whether the social media platform encouraged untrustworthy news.New research claims that 63 temporary Facebook algorithm changes, made by parent company Meta between November 2020 and March 2021, affected a study published in 2023 concerning whether the social media platform encouraged untrustworthy news.
Last year's paper, published in July 2023 by Guess et al. in a funded collaboration with Meta, concluded from data taken between September to December 2020 that Meta's machine-learning algorithm "did not cause detectable changes" in polarization and showed less untrustworthy news content than a reverse chronological feed.The study, conducted jointly between academic researchers and Meta, analyzed data from September to December 2020. It found that Meta's machine-learning algorithm "did not cause detectable changes" in polarization and showed less untrustworthy news content than a reverse chronological feed.
At the time, the results of Guess et al.'s study were covered by multiple media outlets including The Washington Post, AP News, and The Atlantic.
Social media has played a key part in the rise of polarization, with algorithms and fake news seeking to exploit audiences who continue to spend an increasing amount of time online. Unless there is an immediate and widespread effort to teach key skills to help identify and combat this digital epidemic, social cohesion will continue to crumble in the face of division and hatred.
Social media is one of a multitude of independent factors that can be attributed to today's tide of polarization., Rangingranging from considerations such as a country's political freedom to the unique psychological state of any given individual,. whilstWhile social media cannot be denied as an important part of the puzzle solving the problem of an increasingly divided world involves more than placing sole blame on online platforms.