"The first results of that research show that the company’s platforms play a critical role in funneling users to partisan information with which they are likely to agree. But the results cast doubt on assumptions that the strategies Meta could use to discourage virality and engagement on its social networks would substantially affect people’s political beliefs." https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/07/27/social-media-research-meta-political-views/
The Washington Post · Changing Facebook’s algorithm won’t fix polarization, new study finds
@niemanlab “What people see on Facebook doesn’t influence their behaviour” is a weird conclusion to draw for a platform whose entire business model is predicated on selling highly targeted advertising intended to influence people’s consumer behaviour…