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1TE.CH ᳇ Tech News<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Discovery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Discovery</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Virality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Virality</span></a> 🚀 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Algorithms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Algorithms</span></a> powered by <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> identify viral trends and surface news faster than humans, amplifying the speed at which stories spread globally.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Misinformation</span></a> 🛡️ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AItools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AItools</span></a> help platforms detect <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fakenews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fakenews</span></a>, flag content, and promote credible sources, but challenges remain in balancing accuracy and freedom of speech.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Engagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Engagement</span></a> 💬 AI analyses <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/userbehaviour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>userbehaviour</span></a> to optimise headlines, timing, and content types, keeping audiences engaged.</p><p>👉 <a href="https://SocialMediaNews.EU" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">SocialMediaNews.EU</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>👉 <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://eicker.news/@media" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>media</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p>
Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦<p>The rapid lowering of barriers to entry for <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23attention" target="_blank">#attention</a> creation through <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23disintermediating" target="_blank">#disintermediating</a> agencies like <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23YouTube" target="_blank">#YouTube</a> - which also removed quality filters for content being created - has played a key role in creating the twitchy, <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23chaotic" target="_blank">#chaotic</a>, <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23disinformation" target="_blank">#disinformation</a> ridden, <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23virality" target="_blank">#virality</a> driven world described here<span class="quote-inline"><br><br>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5zca2ola2zxpkw37w4f3wxtu/post/3lsixspelzk24" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5zca2ola2zxpkw37w4f3wxtu/post/3lsixspelzk24</a></span></p>
Digital Justice Society<p><a href="https://adlsolarpunk.net/tags/MastodonTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastodonTips</span></a></p><p>When you boost it shares it to your feed and all your followers. Without an algorithm running, boost are what makes content spread and sorta “go viral”. A boost is pretty similar to a retweet in Twitter or share in fb.</p><p>The culture on mastodon is to be more generous with boosts, to help posts you like get to more folk.</p><p>Boost other new folks especially, help them find their people.</p><p><a href="https://adlsolarpunk.net/tags/Boosts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Boosts</span></a> <a href="https://adlsolarpunk.net/tags/Virality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Virality</span></a> <a href="https://adlsolarpunk.net/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://adlsolarpunk.net/tags/MastodonCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastodonCulture</span></a></p>
RDN<p>Analysis of over 1.2 million Xitter posts found that moral outrage determines the virality of online petitions, but is not associated with the number of signatures they receive (after controlling for virality). Emphasis on prosociality was associated with relatively more signatures.</p><p>Summary: <a href="https://neurosciencenews.com/moral-outrage-psychology-28874/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">neurosciencenews.com/moral-out</span><span class="invisible">rage-psychology-28874/</span></a></p><p>Original paper: <a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/19485506251335373" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.11</span><span class="invisible">77/19485506251335373</span></a></p><p><a href="https://floss.social/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Sociology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sociology</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Virality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Virality</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a></p>
Miguel Afonso Caetano<p>"Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg also said in January that the company was removing or dialing back automated systems that reduce the spread of false information. At the same time, Meta is revamping a program that has paid bonuses to creators for content based on views and engagement, potentially pouring accelerant on the kind of false posts it once policed. The new Facebook Content Monetization program is currently invite-only, but Meta plans to make it widely available this year.</p><p>The upshot: a likely resurgence of incendiary false stories on Facebook, some of them funded by Meta, according to former professional Facebook hoaxsters and a former Meta data scientist who worked on trust and safety.</p><p>ProPublica identified 95 Facebook pages that regularly post made-up headlines designed to draw engagement — and, often, stoke political divisions. The pages, most of which are managed by people overseas, have a total of more than 7.7 million followers.</p><p>After a review, Meta said it had removed 81 pages for being managed by fake accounts or misrepresenting themselves as American while posting about politics and social issues. Tracy Clayton, a Meta spokesperson, declined to respond to specific questions, including whether any of the pages were eligible for or enrolled in the company’s viral content payout program.</p><p>The pages collected by ProPublica offer a sample of those that could be poised to cash in."</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/facebook-meta-abandons-fact-checking-boosts-viral-content?utm_campaign=propublica-sprout&amp;utm_content=1740434408&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">propublica.org/article/faceboo</span><span class="invisible">k-meta-abandons-fact-checking-boosts-viral-content?utm_campaign=propublica-sprout&amp;utm_content=1740434408&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Facebook</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/FactChecking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FactChecking</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Virality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Virality</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Misinformation</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/ContentModeration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ContentModeration</span></a></p>
bk<p>Key points :<br>1. To examine the influence of <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> source bias on <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/affective" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>affective</span></a> content and <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/virality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>virality</span></a> over time, we applied <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/sentiment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sentiment</span></a> analysis to a large <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> dataset over a decade (i.e., ~ 30 M twitter posts from 2011-2020).<br>2. Biased news sources on both sides produced more arousing negative affective content, and this content was also most viral.<br>3. Biased news sources may generate " <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/AffectivePollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AffectivePollution</span></a> ”, engaging users at the expense of their knowledge, well-being, and harmony. (2/3)</p>
bk<p>Key points from "News source bias and sentiment on social media" : <br>1. To examine the influence of <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> source bias on <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/affective" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>affective</span></a> content and <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/virality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>virality</span></a> over time, we applied <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/sentiment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sentiment</span></a> analysis to a large social <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> dataset over a decade (i.e., ~ 30 million twitter posts from 2011-2020). <br>2. Biased news sources on both sides produced more high arousal negative affective content, and this content was also most viral.<br>3. The virality of high arousal negative content increased over a decade, particularly for balanced news sources. <br>4. Biased news sources may generate " <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/AffectivePollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AffectivePollution</span></a> ” which engages users at the expense of their knowledge, well-being, and harmony. (2/3)</p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> and the Evolution of <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a><br>There is a lot we can learn about social media’s <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/unregulated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unregulated</span></a> evolution over the past decade that directly applies to AI companies and technologies. These lessons can help us avoid making the same mistakes with AI that we did with social media.<br>1, <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Advertising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Advertising</span></a><br>2. <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Surveillance</span></a><br>3. <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Virality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Virality</span></a><br>4. <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/LockIn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LockIn</span></a><br>5. <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Monopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Monopoly</span></a><br><a href="https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/03/ai-and-the-evolution-of-social-media.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">schneier.com/blog/archives/202</span><span class="invisible">4/03/ai-and-the-evolution-of-social-media.html</span></a></p>
Coach Pāṇini ®<p>The Venn diagram of people who unironically “try to go viral” and the people who believe the “pandemic is over”…is a circle.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/COVID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>COVID</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/virality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>virality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/selfawareness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>selfawareness</span></a></p>
Rabbi Nathan Farb<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@jannem" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>jannem</span></a></span> </p><p>I believe that <a href="https://babka.social/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mastodon</span></a> may be a good fit for some of those leaving <a href="https://babka.social/tags/reddit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reddit</span></a></p><p>Mastodon is also organized in a way that accommodates public discussion of niche topics (through subscribing to hashtags or curated content). There is community <a href="https://babka.social/tags/moderation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moderation</span></a> in each instance, and different content policies. Mastodon allows posts with images and videos (and even alt text). Mastodon allows bots, editing posts, third party apps, saving content, etc. These are many of the features that reddit users are concerned about losing.</p><p>However, mastodon has no ranking system or algorithm. It is just you and your timeline. Likewise, there is no karma or emphasis on <a href="https://babka.social/tags/virality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>virality</span></a> - it is just direct community responses around a topic. Conversations are not infinitely threaded, but rather more focused on a single discussion, and not everything is searchable. </p><p>Some communities will thrive here but you are right it is not a forum.</p>
𝗠𝗔𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗠𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗠𝗔𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀<p>if you are looking for <a href="https://det.social/tags/elonmusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elonmusk</span></a> takes, <a href="https://det.social/tags/rightwing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rightwing</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/content" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>content</span></a>, <a href="https://det.social/tags/incel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>incel</span></a> bs, bought <a href="https://det.social/tags/bluecheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bluecheck</span></a>​s, cheap fake produced videos of mishaps designed for <a href="https://det.social/tags/virality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>virality</span></a> (hello no human context!) and so much of the like more, search no longer, go to <a href="https://det.social/tags/birdsite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birdsite</span></a>, click the <a href="https://det.social/tags/algorithm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>algorithm</span></a> picked content from the <a href="https://det.social/tags/foryou" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>foryou</span></a> tab. humongous loads of stomach cramps</p><p><a href="https://det.social/tags/twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>twitter</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>musk</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/birdapp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birdapp</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/meme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meme</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/memes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>memes</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/mamema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mamema</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/joinmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>joinmastodon</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a></p>
Freeman Crouch<p>Even though <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JohnMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JohnMastodon</span></a> hates a cheesy bid for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/virality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>virality</span></a>, he checks off on the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IdesOfMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IdesOfMusk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LeaveTwitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LeaveTwitter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/March15" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>March15</span></a> thing.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JohnMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JohnMastodon</span></a> contains multitudes, man.</p>
Philipp Markolin ☑️<p>RESEARCH FINDING:</p><p>Twitter is now actively pushing <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/conspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conspiracy</span></a> myths into <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/virality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>virality</span></a>, despite them being overall unpopular.</p><p>Why is <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.science/@elonmusk" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>elonmusk</span></a></span> putting his thump on the scale for the anti-science crowd? Why no <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transparency</span></a>?</p><p>Source:<br><a href="https://isdglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Deny-Deceive-Delay-Vol.-2.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">isdglobal.org/wp-content/uploa</span><span class="invisible">ds/2023/01/Deny-Deceive-Delay-Vol.-2.pdf</span></a> from @ISDglobal</p>
Prophet-60091<p><a href="https://youtu.be/IBfR3klimto" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/IBfR3klimto</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://stranger.social/tags/anxietyreliever" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>anxietyreliever</span></a> <br><a href="https://stranger.social/tags/meditation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meditation</span></a> <br><a href="https://stranger.social/tags/relaxation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>relaxation</span></a> <br><a href="https://stranger.social/tags/asmr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>asmr</span></a> <br><a href="https://stranger.social/tags/therapy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>therapy</span></a> <br><a href="https://stranger.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <br><a href="https://stranger.social/tags/virality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>virality</span></a></p>
Prophet-60091<p><a href="https://youtu.be/CPcx6LRvW4g" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/CPcx6LRvW4g</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://stranger.social/tags/anxietyreliever" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>anxietyreliever</span></a> <br><a href="https://stranger.social/tags/meditation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meditation</span></a> <br><a href="https://stranger.social/tags/relaxation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>relaxation</span></a> <br><a href="https://stranger.social/tags/asmr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>asmr</span></a> <br><a href="https://stranger.social/tags/therapy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>therapy</span></a> <br><a href="https://stranger.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <br><a href="https://stranger.social/tags/virality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>virality</span></a></p>
Siun<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mindly.social/@darkcarnivaleric" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>darkcarnivaleric</span></a></span> Precisely or rather <a href="https://federate.social/tags/virality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>virality</span></a> here is more organic rather than clout and outrage driven — think <a href="https://federate.social/tags/JohnMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JohnMastodon</span></a>’s wonderful uprising two weeks ago. And depending on massive corporate controlled platforms for our organizing has always seemed questionable — besides we used to do a mighty good job of organizing with listservs and such . A federated network controlled by people not profits sure seems more aligned with organizing and more able to avoid repression.</p>
Trillion Byter<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@rysiek" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>rysiek</span></a></span> I think nuanced conversations need to define and separate the concepts of "virality", "reach", and "advertising", among others. </p><p>With a subset of potential/actual users raising concerns about "how many eyeballs will see my post", I think intentions matter. </p><p>One small slice of that discussion is the category of "influencers" who want to game algorithmically based virality as part of their brand advertising. I think "natural virality" is more important (and possible). <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/virality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>virality</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/viral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>viral</span></a></p>
Ben Waber<p>Next was a thorough talk on understanding (old) <a href="https://hci.social/tags/Twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Twitter</span></a> <a href="https://hci.social/tags/virality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>virality</span></a> by Filippo Menczer at the <a href="https://hci.social/tags/MIT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MIT</span></a> Initiative on the Digital <a href="https://hci.social/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Economy</span></a>. This talk gets into the complex interplay between bots, polarization, and <a href="https://hci.social/tags/contagion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contagion</span></a> in Twitter <a href="https://hci.social/tags/networks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>networks</span></a>. While the days for this kind of research are numbered on current platforms, it's still nice to get insight into how these processes may function. Highly recommend <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAIX0ekFJLQ" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=JAIX0ekFJL</span><span class="invisible">Q</span></a> (6/7)</p>
Peter Butler<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@apsin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>apsin</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@ryanschultz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ryanschultz</span></a></span> I think we need to *reclaim* the word "viral" from the traditional commercial algorithms.</p><p>Virality is still a good analogy for things like John Mastodon, and it's more honest when it comes from the people opppsed to a commercially skewed algorithm, or any algorithm with intent.</p><p>There is an algorithm here (e.g. boosts, local and federated feeds, etc), it's simply more neutral and democratic. Just my $0.02...</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Virality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Virality</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/JohnMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JohnMastodon</span></a></p>
John Last<p>I know I'm late to this, but all the eulogies for <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Twitter</span></a> this one, from <span class="h-card"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@Quinnae_Moon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Quinnae_Moon</span></a></span>, does the best job of capturing, as she puts it, "the grim reasons Twitter came to be known as the Hellsite". </p><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/twitter-virality-politics-change/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/twitter-virali</span><span class="invisible">ty-politics-change/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/birdsite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birdsite</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/twittermigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>twittermigration</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/virality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>virality</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/analysis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>analysis</span></a></p>