Feed algorithms are not politically neutral. According to a recent study published in the journal Nature, using the ...
That’s the key takeaway from a new study published in the scientific journal Nature this month that examines the platform’s ...
It takes only a few weeks for X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, to nudge users’ political views to the right. That’s ...
Turning on the "For You" algorithm on X (formerly Twitter) may shift users' political opinions toward more conservative views, suggests research involving nearly 5,000 X users. These effects are shown ...
A new study shows X's algorithm can nudge users' political views as online platforms remain a key part of broader election discourse.
Timothy Graham receives funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC) for the Discovery Project, 'Understanding and Combatting "Dark Political Communication"'. A new study published today in ...
The X algorithm’s promotion of conservative content may shift the political opinions of those who switch to its “For You” tab after previously using a purely chronological feed, a study published ...
A peer-reviewed field experiment published on February 18, 2026, found that X’s algorithmic “For You” feed shifted users’ political opinions in a conservative direction over roughly seven weeks. The ...
Turning on the ‘For You’ algorithm on X (formerly Twitter) may shift users’ political opinions towards more conservative views, suggests research involving nearly 5,000 X users. These effects are ...
By monitoring the ‘For You’ feed, the researchers found that not only was the algorithmic feed more engaging, it also favored conservative content over liberal content and posts by political activists ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study published today in Nature has found that X’s algorithm – the hidden system or “recipe” that governs which posts appear ...
A research paper published in the academic journal Nature has found that the algorithm of X (formerly Twitter) influences users' political opinions. According to this study, using X makes users' ...