On algorithms and conspiracy theories. "An anti-vaccine account would get recommended flat earth content. Then chemtrails. Then QAnon...QAnon wouldn’t have existed to the extent it does without the recommendation engines pushing people into that group..." youtube.com/shorts/5STxo... - ThreadSky

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billkristolbulwark.bsky.social • 1 day ago

On algorithms and conspiracy theories.

"An anti-vaccine account would get recommended flat earth content. Then chemtrails. Then QAnon...QAnon wouldn’t have existed to the extent it does without the recommendation engines pushing people into that group..."

https://youtube.com/shorts/5STxoU4-8-I?si=NligX41jaSN4So28

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billkristolbulwark.bsky.social•1 day ago

Whole conversation here.

https://conversationswithbillkristol.org/conversation/renee-diresta/

peternimmo.bsky.social•1 day ago

Enjoying the irony of that being on YouTube

dunnman7.bsky.social•1 day ago

A lot easier way to say this is Qanon wouldn’t exist without gullible, low intelligent, stupid people.

sachigo.bsky.social•1 day ago

THAT's CRASS
@ec.europa.eu @coe.int @consilium.europa.eu @europarl.europa.eu @ukparliament.parliament.uk
@gruene.de @spdde.bsky.social @die-linke.de @cducsueuropa.bsky.social
@zeit.de @faznet.bsky.social @theguardian.com @bylinetimes.bsky.social @lemonde.fr @kyivindependent.com @elpais.com

sail2it.bsky.social•1 day ago

And take that concept to the tax rolls and all other govt departments silo’d up into code that Musk nerds and Grok can mine.

klevensting.bsky.social•1 day ago

Bill this can’t be stressed enough: YouTube algo in particular played a huge role in creating this triumph of ignorance. Not maliciously, just serving what keeps people watching. And what is that? Adrenaline and dopamine-inducing fear and a false sense of empowerment.

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