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The political effects of X's feed algorithm https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10098-2 Received: 16 December 2024 Accepted: 4 January 2026 Published online: 18 February 2026 Open access • Check for updates Germain Gauthier,5, Roland Hodler?5, Philine Widmer35 & Ekaterina Zhuravskaya3,4,5 m Feed algorithms are widely suspected to influence political attitudes. However, previous evidence from switching off the algorithm on Meta platforms found no political effects'. Here we present results from a 2023 field experiment on Elon Musk's platform X shedding light on this puzzle. We assigned active US-based users randomly to either an algorithmic or a chronological feed for 7 weeks, measuring political attitudes and online behaviour. Switching from a chronological to an algorithmic feed increased engagement and shifted political opinion towards more conservative positions, particularly regarding policy priorities, perceptions of criminal investigations into Donald Trump and views on the war in Ukraine. In contrast, switching from the algorithmic to the chronological feed had no comparable effects. Neither switching the algorithm on nor switching it off significantly affected affective polarization or self-reported partisanship. To investigate the mechanism, we analysed users' feed content and behaviour. We found that the algorithm promotes conservative content and demotes posts by traditional media. Exposure to algorithmic content leads users to follow conservative political activist accounts, which they continue to follow even after switching off the algorithm, helping explain the asymmetry in effects. These results suggest that initial exposure to X's algorithm has persistent effects on users' current political attitudes and account-following behaviour, even in the absence of a detectable effect on partisanship.

A new paper shows that less than 2 months of exposure to Twitter’s algorithmic feed significantly shifts people’s political views to the right.

Moving from chronological feed to the algorithmic feed also increases engagement.

This is one of the most concerning papers I’ve read in awhile.

My boyfriend's cat used to dip my dirty underwear in his water bowl, and then drink from it, then he would drag my wet undies all over the house. I used to think it was my boyfriend being an absolute degenerate but then i witnessed the cat doing it. I told my boyfriend about it and all he said was "my MAN."

Okay this but klance

Make sure the cat is spayed/neutered, otherwise you'll end up like me with too many kittens adopted throughout my entire family line cause I was late to do the snip snip

And still I give the feral strays nicer food to eat to get all those nutrients

Klance in WLW mode is such a treat and we get WLW galtean klance too? Our great fisha truly treats us so good <3

Girl drama

#klance #voltron

Allura's thighs are a blessing to behold, may Romelle forever be generous in sharing with us her girlfriend <3

“Everyone gather round! Despite our costumes, we are going on a special undercover mission!”

Sketch by Barlee

#allura #voltron #vld

You're welcome world, you are all in my debt. I am absolutely honored to take part in the creation of such beauty

@luon_vonand @fanficreader707

I hope you are ashamed

#voltron #shiro #adam #curtis #bl

Some of my favorite works
If you want to see more or support my art, you can subscribe to me on Patreon 🐸👀
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someone get this with me ; 3; <3

magical girl

The indie Filipino short film "The Lovers" (Studio Heartbreak) is now complete, and will be released this summer on Youtube.
In the meantime, here's a nice official poster illustrated by Ami Thompson.
www.studioheartbreak.com
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Submit Your Comic - The Webcomic Travelogue A travelogue, for webcomics

Hey 👁️
Do YOU Have a webcomic? Is it on the Webcomic Travelogue?
Well it should be (if its not! please check first!)

Submit YOUR webcomic to the Webcomic Travelogue to help the team over at WcT categorise and organise hundreds of webcomics for folks to check out!

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LET IT BE KNOWN ACROSS THE LAND THAT FISHA IS THE BESTEST EVER, AND I WILL FIGHT YOU ON THIS; COMMISSIONED HER AND HER SKILLS WOW'D EVERYONE

100% WOULD HIRE FISHA AGAIN (i just need more money to do so)

Great communication throughout, top tier skills, best fisha ever

I opened the WAITLIST list on the skeb coms on #vgen to see how it works!
All of them are $10 cheaper than standard items 🎀

vgen.co/fishpickass

#commission

Gremren's Art Vs Artist collage from 2025

#artvsartist2025 🎨✨

ひかるが死んだ夏 42-3話から抜粋

お雑煮を食べるヒカルのイラスト 伸ばした餅を笑顔で見つめている 伸ばした餅を舌で食べようとしているイラストに画面外から「行儀悪ィ！」とセリフが入っている

「光が死んだ夏」第42話-3

更新されました！
42話はこれで終わりです。

comic-walker.com/detail/KC_00...

these open very soon! slots will *only* be open on the 1st of each month. if you miss that day, you can’t sign up later, so please mark your calendar if interested! 💕

daily routine

#hazbinhotelfanart #Alastor
Just a deer🦌

klance stardew au but keith is the farmer and he doesn't know wtf he's doing on the farm and cue 'everyone loves the town flirt' lance coming over to help cause he's just That Guy

Perfect Blue

Yoshiki sitting in the core of an apple, with Hikaru's obscured face in the background. Red fluid leaking from his eye.

"It's summer."

#tshd #hgsn #thesummerhikarudied #yonart

in your 20s, you'll come across someone who's wrong online. it's very important than you spend the next 40 years of your life learning and arguing about this topic online long after they've moved on, built a career, and raised a family.

shot of 'girl from the sea' on a pink and blue beach towel with shells, a rainbow keychain, and sunscreen

shot of 'the deep dark' on a pendleton blanket with skulls, a red bandana, a heart milagro, and blurry polaroids scattered around it.

shot of the witch boy trilogy on a green background with crystals, chalk, red string, and bundles of herbs scattered around them.

shot of the dungeon club books on a spread of d&d sourcebooks scattered with dice and figurines.

taking glamour shots of my books for my website....this is the value of hoarding trinkets!

New teaser for my next pin project featuring silhouettes of the designs as well as the GORGEOUS logo by @nicebreakfast.bsky.social 🌱🌷✨

Any guesses on the flowers? 👀