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An internal evaluation of Twitter’s recommendation algorithms concluded that they amplify right-leaning political content more than left-leaning content, company researchers announced Thursday, undercutting allegations by many conservatives who contend they are being censored on the platform.

Twitter researchers analyzed millions of 2020 tweets by elected officials in seven countries — Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Spain, Britain and United States — as well as posts that linked to political content from news outlets. Researchers relied on outside experts to determine what was right- or left-leaning rather than deciding for themselves.

“Our results reveal a remarkably consistent trend: In 6 out of 7 countries studied, the mainstream political right enjoys higher algorithmic amplification than the mainstream political left,” the researchers wrote in a 27-page report.

[url]https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/10/22/twitter-algorithm-right-leaning/[/url]



Conservatives just invent "victim" narratives on some BS .. id rather spend time reading about oil licenses and regualtions vs the party of small govt wanting govt to regulate private companies bc they cant write the N word and threaten a CIvIl WaR

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[quote=SunnySide;1331709]An internal evaluation of Twitter’s recommendation algorithms concluded that they amplify right-leaning political content more than left-leaning content, company researchers announced Thursday, undercutting allegations by many conservatives who contend they are being censored on the platform.

Twitter researchers analyzed millions of 2020 tweets by elected officials in seven countries — Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Spain, Britain and United States — as well as posts that linked to political content from news outlets. Researchers relied on outside experts to determine what was right- or left-leaning rather than deciding for themselves.

“Our results reveal a remarkably consistent trend: In 6 out of 7 countries studied, the mainstream political right enjoys higher algorithmic amplification than the mainstream political left,” the researchers wrote in a 27-page report.

[url]https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/10/22/twitter-algorithm-right-leaning/[/url]



Conservatives just invent "victim" narratives on some BS .. id rather spend time reading about oil licenses and regualtions vs the party of small govt wanting govt to regulate private companies bc they cant write the N word and threaten a CIvIl WaR

[IMG]https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/120404081540-kaufman-wrestling-01-custom-1.jpg?q=w_640,h_360,x_0,y_64,c_crop/w_800[/IMG][/quote]

Lol…”let me find an opinion article that says the opposite”

Internal emails, communications, screenshots, data and second sourced quotes from employees at Twitter conformation of policy..bans, suppression of speech went only one way. And they outright lied about and now are caught

”I’ll ignore the facts and transparency straight from the source”

This is why they are mad, they can’t control false narratives anymore. It’s blown up in their face…so desperate attempts to prop up new false narratives to move away from the facts coming out

My favorite is this logic> 2018 “of course they aren’t censoring anybody you conspiracy nutbug” > now “of course they have been always censoring, it’s good and it’s always been”

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Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is changing her party affiliation to independent, delivering a jolt to Democrats’ narrow majority and Washington along with it.

“I would just suggest that these are not the questions that I'm interested in,” Sinema said. “I want people to see that it is possible to do good work with folks from all different political persuasions, and to do it without the pressures or the poles of a party structure.”

[url]https://www.yahoo.com/news/sinema-switches-independent-shaking-senate-110000180.html[/url]

We need more bi-partisanship in Congress ... whether it proves naive in this climate? who knows but good for her.

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Boom…Elon say it again for everyone in the back!


Elon Musk

@elonmusk
Replying to
@StationCDRKelly

I strongly disagree. Forcing your pronouns upon others when they didn’t ask, and implicitly ostracizing those who don’t, is neither good nor kind to anyone.

As for Fauci, he lied to Congress and funded gain-of-function research that killed millions of people. Not awesome imo.

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[quote=Chico23231;1331854]Boom…Elon say it again for everyone in the back!


Elon Musk

@elonmusk
Replying to
@StationCDRKelly

I strongly disagree. Forcing your pronouns upon others when they didn’t ask, and implicitly ostracizing those who don’t, is neither good nor kind to anyone.

As for Fauci, he lied to Congress and funded gain-of-function research that killed millions of people. Not awesome imo.[/quote]

This is what you sound like.

"I'm the victim, I'll call you whatever the fuck I want to. Fuck your pronouns."

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Musk is a clown show, like the nerd that so desperately wants the cool kids to approve of him

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[quote=sdskinsfan2001;1331674]Anyone with a head on their shoulders has always known that Twitter and Facebook were an arm of the democratic party. No way this information is surprising. The left will downplay it, the right will act shocked, but everyone already knew.[/quote]

That is an accurate take. It's just each side is in the habit of officially denying or acting shocked at reality (Just see the media bias thread or heck at least one of the posts following this post).

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Musk is an ass hat So if someone named James goes by Jimmy. Fuck you I call you what I want regardless of your personal decision? How can someone with so much power be so diffident?

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It’s amazing to see Twitter made up the rules as they went to outright ban conservative opinions they didn’t like and not enforce the same rules against democrats and liberal voices.

The funniest was Head of Twitter security, the known pervert Yoel Roth, when Eric Holder said “ trump was purposely slowing us mail” on Twitter it received a warning which Perv Roth had removed because he approved that conspiracy theory.

The Biden campaign and later administration had a personal line and email box to the Twitter board where they submitted posts to remove and people to block. Email receipts posted confirmed it.

Screenshots also confirmed Fox News's Dan Bongino, youth activist Charlie Kirk, and Stanford CDC critic Dr Jay Bhattacharya were targeted to stop their accounts from gaining prominence. This is shadow banning which Twitter employees referred to VF, visibility filter.

When the Government works with Twitter to censor silent it’s critics….that’s actual [B]fascism[/B] folks. So call it out.

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Has anyone here been forced to use a pronoun?

or is this another right wing "culture war" thing that doesnt actually effect anyone

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[quote=SunnySide;1331896]Has anyone here been forced to use a pronoun?

or is this another right wing "culture war" thing that doesnt actually effect anyone[/quote]

Correct some one is saying "hey I'd like to be called Jimmy could you please quit calling my James" and someone else is getting their undies in a bunch they were asked nicely to stop doing something.

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The whole pronoun thing is so fucking weird. It’s like some ritualistic cult bs. “Please ignore science and norms and refer to me as blah blah blah.” What the fuck…laughable bullshit.

Now the obsession with child drag shows. Sick, twisted cult like shit.

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Chico this you?

[yt]EzbwcdesMoY[/yt]

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LOL.................

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Rep. James Comer, R-KY, and Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, released a list of 40 officials from President Biden's administration and health groups they will expect testimony from in the new year. Chief among those expected to testify is Dr. Anthony Fauci, a top punching bag for Republicans on COVID policy.

[B]"Discovering the origin of COVID-19 is vital to providing accountability and protecting Americans in the future.[/B] Mounting evidence points to the virus originating from a leak at the Wuhan lab. EcoHealth Alliance, a U.S. National Institutes of Health grantee, passed taxpayer funds to the Wuhan lab to conduct gain of function research on bat coronaviruses – research that may have started the pandemic," Comer said in a statement announcing the investigation.

[url]https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-republicans-demand-testimony-dozens-biden-officials-covid-19-origins-virus-research-wuhan[/url]

Discovering the origin is very important.

Hopefully the Repubs dont turn this into a political attack job on Dr. Fauci but everyone knows this is just political theater ... when learning about Covid so we are better prepared for next time is vital.

There will be a next one.

China is still building huge quarantine cities.

China will be ready for the next one.

US ... were fucked. Next virus we wont even be able to get a mask mandate to work

There will be a next one. A more deadly one.

China will be ready.

We wont. We will actually be less ready.

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[URL="https://www.axios.com/2022/12/14/twitter-elon-musk-jet-tracker-account-suspended"]Twitter suspends account that tracked Elon Musk's jet[/URL]

So much for his so called "commitment to free speech", sounds like he also booted the guy that first posted the video of him getting booed at the Dave Chapelle show

The more things change the more they stay the same

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Grifter alert

[URL="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/elon-musk-has-reportedly-stopped-paying-rent-on-twitter-offices-and-told-staff-not-to-pay-vendors-11671019938"]Elon Musk has reportedly stopped paying rent on Twitter offices and told staff not to pay vendors[/URL]

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Nothing surprising here at all

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[quote=SunnySide;1332013]Rep. James Comer, R-KY, and Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, released a list of 40 officials from President Biden's administration and health groups they will expect testimony from in the new year. Chief among those expected to testify is Dr. Anthony Fauci, a top punching bag for Republicans on COVID policy.

[B]"Discovering the origin of COVID-19 is vital to providing accountability and protecting Americans in the future.[/B] Mounting evidence points to the virus originating from a leak at the Wuhan lab. EcoHealth Alliance, a U.S. National Institutes of Health grantee, passed taxpayer funds to the Wuhan lab to conduct gain of function research on bat coronaviruses – research that may have started the pandemic," Comer said in a statement announcing the investigation.

[url]https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-republicans-demand-testimony-dozens-biden-officials-covid-19-origins-virus-research-wuhan[/url]

Discovering the origin is very important.

Hopefully the Repubs dont turn this into a political attack job on Dr. Fauci but everyone knows this is just political theater ... when learning about Covid so we are better prepared for next time is vital.

There will be a next one.

China is still building huge quarantine cities.

China will be ready for the next one.

US ... were fucked. Next virus we wont even be able to get a mask mandate to work

There will be a next one. A more deadly one.

China will be ready.

We wont. We will actually be less ready.[/quote]

Before we worry about the next one, we're still dealing with the current one. Cases are exploding again in China, here in NY some places are going back to requiring masks indoors.

Meanwhile anti-vax bozos like DeSantis are pulling this crap

[URL="https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/13/politics/desantis-covid-vaccine-manufacturers/index.html"]DeSantis targets Covid vaccine manufacturers and CDC in latest anti-vaccine moves[/URL]

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[quote=MTK;1332022][URL="https://www.axios.com/2022/12/14/twitter-elon-musk-jet-tracker-account-suspended"]Twitter suspends account that tracked Elon Musk's jet[/URL]

So much for his so called "commitment to free speech", sounds like he also booted the guy that first posted the video of him getting booed at the Dave Chapelle show

The more things change the more they stay the same[/quote]

Lol, you know there was a bigger story recently about the censorship of political speech folks at Twitter disagreed with. Where emails receipts show post removal request from the Biden administration. the receipts of banning of President trump was made up policy with emails confirmed he violated No policy within guidelines while heads of states across the world called for destroying Israel, and too take up arms against political rivals…their accounts remained.

Not only were they shadow banning conservative voices, which emails and screenshots of accounts confirm, but then lied about it under oath.

Here is jack former head apologizing for it today:

[url]https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/technology/jack-dorsey-gives-public-mea-culpa-twitter-censorship[/url]

Government working with Twitter with censorship, but go about some flight troll or Elon renegotiation leases he holds

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[quote=SunnySide;1332013]Rep. James Comer, R-KY, and Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, released a list of 40 officials from President Biden's administration and health groups they will expect testimony from in the new year. Chief among those expected to testify is Dr. Anthony Fauci, a top punching bag for Republicans on COVID policy.

[B]"Discovering the origin of COVID-19 is vital to providing accountability and protecting Americans in the future.[/B] Mounting evidence points to the virus originating from a leak at the Wuhan lab. EcoHealth Alliance, a U.S. National Institutes of Health grantee, passed taxpayer funds to the Wuhan lab to conduct gain of function research on bat coronaviruses – research that may have started the pandemic," Comer said in a statement announcing the investigation.

Discovering the origin is very important.

[B]Hopefully the Repubs dont turn this into a political attack job on Dr. Fauci but everyone knows.[/B][/quote]


They will.

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[quote=Chico23231;1332053]Lol, you know there was a bigger story recently about the censorship of political speech folks at Twitter disagreed with. Where emails receipts show post removal request from the Biden administration. the receipts of banning of President trump was made up policy with emails confirmed he violated No policy within guidelines while heads of states across the world called for destroying Israel, and too take up arms against political rivals…their accounts remained.

Not only were they shadow banning conservative voices, which emails and screenshots of accounts confirm, but then lied about it under oath.

Here is jack former head apologizing for it today:

[url]https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/technology/jack-dorsey-gives-public-mea-culpa-twitter-censorship[/url]

Government working with Twitter with censorship, but go about some flight troll or Elon renegotiation leases he holds[/quote]

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lol "renegotiation"

I should try not paying my bills to see if they can give me a better deal

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Can we take like a 2-week halftime from talking about Twitter or transgender people?

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Let's discuss who was the 2nd gunman on the grassy knoll (if it wasn't Ace).

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[COLOR="Red"]....................it was Biden , I mean you blame him for everything anyway.[/COLOR]

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[url]https://www.dailywire.com/news/aoc-climate-doc-redefines-box-office-bomb-averages-81-per-theater-in-dismal-opening-weekend[/url]

AOC Climate Doc Redefines ‘Box Office Bomb,’ Averages $81 Per Theater In Dismal Opening Weekend

This bimbo….

Speaking of bombs, G1 how many times have you seen Bros?

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[quote=Chico23231;1332059][url]https://www.dailywire.com/news/aoc-climate-doc-redefines-box-office-bomb-averages-81-per-theater-in-dismal-opening-weekend[/url]

AOC Climate Doc Redefines ‘Box Office Bomb,’ Averages $81 Per Theater In Dismal Opening Weekend

This bimbo….

Speaking of bombs, G1 how many times have you seen Bros?[/quote]

[SIZE="6"]chico[B][/B][/SIZE]


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Must suck to live in a constant state of fear. Republicans love to boast about individual liberty and personal freedom, yet they are obsessed with what everyone else is doing especially in the bedroom.

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[quote=MTK;1332094]Must suck to live in a constant state of fear. Republicans love to boast about individual liberty and personal freedom, yet they are obsessed with what everyone else is doing especially in the bedroom.[/quote]

I wake up every day and try and fall asleep like...

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[quote=sdskinsfan2001;1332101]I wake up every day and try and fall asleep like...

[IMG]https://media.tenor.com/A0GP8htvAqUAAAAC/kermit-oh-shit.gif[/IMG][/quote]

I know youre not an extreme conservative SD, youve been caught red handed showing feelings, showing feelings of an almost human nature .... (this will not do)

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But this is an actual flyer for your party's CPAC ...

lol

So while you may think MTK was being satire or exaggerating with the people in bedrooms thing ... sadly its not an exaggeration of your party's platform.

Remember this is your CPAC .. so showing me some Antifa stuff or some random person tik tok of leftist cringe ... is not apples to apples

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[quote=SunnySide;1332105]I know youre not an extreme conservative SD, youve been caught red handed showing feelings, showing feelings of an almost human nature .... (this will not do)

[IMG]https://god-dd.imgix.net/2021/11/big-bird-bert-ernie-elmo-banned-cpac-2022.jpg?fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=157&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=300&wpsize=medium[/IMG]

[B]But this is an actual flyer for your party's CPAC ... [/B]

lol

So while you may think MTK was being satire or exaggerating with the people in bedrooms thing ... sadly its not an exaggeration of your party's platform.

Remember this is your CPAC .. so showing me some Antifa stuff or some random person tik tok of leftist cringe ... is not apples to apples[/quote]

LOL. So weird. You would think there would be more important things to spend money on that tacky/petty stuff like that.

I still don't get exactly how it works out here in S.C., I haven't had to register under any party.

I'm self-identifying as a member of The Forward Party now.

[url]https://www.forwardparty.com/platform[/url]

#takecommand #moveforward

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[quote=SunnySide;1332105]I know youre not an extreme conservative SD, youve been caught red handed showing feelings, showing feelings of an almost human nature .... (this will not do)

[IMG]https://god-dd.imgix.net/2021/11/big-bird-bert-ernie-elmo-banned-cpac-2022.jpg?fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=157&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=300&wpsize=medium[/IMG]

But this is an actual flyer for your party's CPAC ...

lol

So while you may think MTK was being satire or exaggerating with the people in bedrooms thing ... sadly its not an exaggeration of your party's platform.

Remember this is your CPAC .. so showing me some Antifa stuff or some random person tik tok of leftist cringe ... is not apples to apples[/quote]

My brother in VA told my daughter and son they were going to hell for watching Sesame Street when they were 4 and 2 respectively. While I don't think he is indicative of the republican party as a whole it did lead to a good sibling brawl

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[quote=BaltimoreSkins;1332107]My brother in VA told my daughter and son they were going to hell for watching Sesame Street when they were 4 and 2 respectively. While I don't think he is indicative of the republican party as a whole it did lead to a good sibling brawl[/quote]

Damn, that's wild. Like an actual fist-fight?

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[quote=sdskinsfan2001;1332108]Damn, that's wild. Like an actual fist-fight?[/quote]

A few punches it probably looked more like a wrestling match

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Imagine having a problem with Sesame Street?

FFS

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[quote=sdskinsfan2001;1332106]LOL. So weird. You would think there would be more important things to spend money on that tacky/petty stuff like that.

I still don't get exactly how it works out here in S.C., I haven't had to register under any party.

I'm self-identifying as a member of The Forward Party now.

[url]https://www.forwardparty.com/platform[/url]

#takecommand #moveforward[/quote]

huh thats cool. Like the thought behind it.

Will read some of their blogs.

Nice find thanks

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“What goes around comes around”

You love to see when the shoe is on the other foot.


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I am interested in seeing how the senate handles this. [url]https://www.wsj.com/articles/house-passes-bill-to-set-up-puerto-rico-vote-on-statehood-independence-or-sovereignty-11671129267[/url]

Personally I think Puerto Rico should be allowed to have their independence.

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Totally normal for liberals to ignore how the fbi contributed to an Illegal surveillance state request speech to be suppressed. They are big fans of facism

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[quote=Chico23231;1332311]Totally normal for liberals to ignore how the fbi contributed to an Illegal surveillance state request speech to be suppressed. They are big fans of facism[/quote]

[IMG]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FGGoOR2XoAE5kBK.jpg[/IMG]



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[quote=BaltimoreSkins;1332209]I am interested in seeing how the senate handles this. [url]https://www.wsj.com/articles/house-passes-bill-to-set-up-puerto-rico-vote-on-statehood-independence-or-sovereignty-11671129267[/url]

Personally I think Puerto Rico should be allowed to have their independence.[/quote]

I hope the Senate passes it as well, but they won't due to the fear of the idiotic xenophobic populist wing of the Republican party (MAGA)

In the last three votes they voted for statehood but Congress just wouldn't act. They should be a state already. Americans get so friggen short sited every few generations. If Hawaii and Alaska weren't states already I'm sure there'd be a large element wanting them cut loose right now too.

Land is a finite resource. As bad as Carter was as President the worst thing he did was giving the Panama Canal territory away.