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abstract: Even if algorithms systematically select for hostile content, direct experimental tests of removing algorithmic ranking find no measurable effect on affective polarization, meaning the content-selection mechanism does not produce the predicted outcome.
text: Even if algorithms systematically select for hostile content, direct experimental tests of removing algorithmic ranking find no measurable effect on affective polarization, meaning the content-selection mechanism does not produce the predicted outcome.
date created: 2026-05-09T04:06:40.530Z
date published: 2026-05-09T04:06:40.530Z
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text: Even if algorithms systematically select for hostile content, direct experimental tests of removing algorithmic ranking find no measurable effect on affective polarization, meaning the content-selection mechanism does not produce the predicted outcome.

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text: The Guess et al. experiment switching users to chronological feeds substantially changed content exposure patterns but did not detectably change affective polarization, directly testing whether algorithmic content selection drives attitudes.

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text: Experimentally reducing exposure to like-minded sources on Facebook did not reduce affective polarization, meaning even when the algorithm's hypothesized echo-chamber mechanism is disrupted, attitudes do not change.

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