89. Facebook scores your politics with a number. Brendan Nyhan figured out what they do with it. (Part 1 of 2)
Reimagining the Internet
The Impact of Algorithm Changes on User Engagement
The chapter explores a study on how replacing an algorithm with reverse chronological order on a social media platform affected user behavior. It also delves into the development of a tool for users to choose their own sorting algorithms on Mastodon.
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