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The Human Error Behind Fake News with David Rand

The Decision Corner

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What Is the Role of the Algerithm in Social Media?

Algorithms determine what content any individual person sees on social media. Bots can potentially influence things is, first all, they can post the content and also they can engage with the content which they like it and share it. People find content that is emotionally avocative really engaging. That makes them more likely to engage in it and more likely to share it. This feeds the elder of them saying, oths is what people want. And so that gives them more some interaction between basic human nature and the design of the platforms.

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