User self-selection reduces cross-cutting political exposure more than algorithmic ranking does, limiting the scope for algorithmic effects on any downstream polarization outcome.

[NARROW-VARIANT] Bakshy et al. (2015) measured ideological exposure for 10.1 million US Facebook users and found that individual user choices reduced cross-cutting exposure more than algorithmic ranking did. The study quantified that algorithmic ranking reduced potential cross-cutting exposure by approximately 8%, while user click choices reduced it by approximately 15%. Therefore (narrowed), User self-selection reduces cross-cutting political exposure more than algorithmic ranking does, limiting the scope for algorithmic effects on any downstream polarization outcome.

• Bakshy et al. (2015) measured ideological exposure for 10.1 million US Facebook users and found that individual user choices reduced cross-cutting exposure more than algorithmic ranking did.
• The study quantified that algorithmic ranking reduced potential cross-cutting exposure by approximately 8%, while user click choices reduced it by approximately 15%.

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• Does the operational measure of F in the sample actually capture F as it is meant in the population-level claim?Open
• Is the sample actually representative of the target population on the dimensions that matter for F (demographics, behavior, time period, platform mix)?Open
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• Does the conclusion stay within the population P from which S was drawn, or does it overreach (different country, different time period, different platform)?Open
• Was the sample drawn or recruited in a way that systematically biases the proportion of F (e.g., volunteer bias, opt-in panels, attrition)?Open

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