The post-2018 experimental evidence has strengthened rather than weakened the skeptical position on algorithmic causation of polarization.
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text: The post-2018 experimental evidence has strengthened rather than weakened the skeptical position on algorithmic causation of polarization.
date created: 2026-05-04T21:20:58.703Z
date published: 2026-05-04T21:20:58.703Z
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text: The post-2018 experimental evidence has strengthened rather than weakened the skeptical position on algorithmic causation of polarization.

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text: Guess et al. (2023) found that replacing algorithmic feeds with chronological feeds for three months did not detectably change affective polarization.

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text: Nyhan et al. (2023) found that reducing like-minded source exposure did not reduce affective polarization, ideological extremity, or candidate evaluations.

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text: Guess et al. (2023) found that removing reshared content did not detectably affect political polarization despite substantially reducing political news exposure.

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