The Hidden Bias in Your Feed—How Social Media Algorithms Play 4D Chess with Your Brain 🚨 Ever feel like your feed is less what you want to see and more what the algorithm wants you to believe? Yeah, that’s not an accident. 🧵👇 (Thread) - ThreadSky

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oddlyrobbie.bsky.social • 27 days ago

The Hidden Bias in Your Feed—How Social Media Algorithms Play 4D Chess with Your Brain 🚨

Ever feel like your feed is less what you want to see and more what the algorithm wants you to believe? Yeah, that’s not an accident.

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oddlyrobbie.bsky.social•27 days ago

Am I seeing this because I want to? Or because an algorithm thinks I should?

👀 Have you noticed your feed shifting in weird ways? Let’s compare notes. #AlgorithmBias #WhoReallyControlsTheFeed

oddlyrobbie.bsky.social•27 days ago

🤔 Why does this matter? Algorithms influence politics, elections, and what we think is true.

Next time you’re scrolling, ask yourself:

oddlyrobbie.bsky.social•27 days ago

TikTok – The king of “one video and now that’s your whole personality”. Users even invented algospeak to dodge censorship.

▶️ YouTube – The OG of algorithmic rabbit holes. Search for “best smoothie blender,” and three hours later, you’re watching a deep dive on why birds might be government drones.

oddlyrobbie.bsky.social•27 days ago

🐦 X (Twitter) – Since Elon took over, reports say the algo mysteriously boosts posts he likes. Even EU regulators side-eyed it.

📘 Facebook – Even Zuckerberg himself got his posts accidentally demoted. Imagine being the CEO and still getting nerfed by your own system.

oddlyrobbie.bsky.social•27 days ago

Social platforms don’t just show content—they engineer engagement. And like a cat knocking things over to get a reaction, these algorithms shape opinions, drive discourse, and warp reality.

Let’s break down some of the biggest offenders:

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