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By *oo hot OP   Couple
over a year ago

North West

Has anyone else noticed a fairly recent change in the type of content that is being shown on their X feed?

Until quite recently the content seemed to be quite balanced, but just recently I am being overloaded with posts about immigrants attacking people and Palestinian protestors making a nuisance of themselves all over the world.

It feels as though Twitter is suggesting to me that immigrants attacking people is totally widespread and that all Palestinian protestors are shit heads.

Anyone else seeing this? I certainly have not changed my search references and God how I miss the M6 traffic updates that the RAC, AA and others would regularly post.

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By *astandFeistyCouple
over a year ago

Bournemouth

The X algorithms have nothing to do with search. They focus on what you interact with, including (and most notably) whether you expand posts or click through.

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By *orleymanMan
over a year ago

Leeds


"The X algorithms have nothing to do with search. They focus on what you interact with, including (and most notably) whether you expand posts or click through. "

A lot of the numpties like Ross in Cheshire stopped posting because he took over and was a fre speech advocate. Not an algorithm problem just left of centre interactions rapidly declined. They also deleted a lot of the bot accounts that previously would have ensure that others would jabe promoted something left wing by seeing 5k like when maybe 4500 weren't real people.

Also he's let a fair few right of centre people back on the platform and thus given that voice back and the right of centre interactions have increased.

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By *oo hot OP   Couple
over a year ago

North West


"The X algorithms have nothing to do with search. They focus on what you interact with, including (and most notably) whether you expand posts or click through. "

I absolutely do not interact with racists and immigrant bashers and neither do I interact with pro-Israeli (or pro-Palestinian) causes.

I have no idea why I am seeing this shit. I wish I could do something to redress the balance.

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By *estivalMan
over a year ago

borehamwood

Cant help you with this, never had twatter/X and never will, i tend to venture out into the real world and talk to people

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By *orleymanMan
over a year ago

Leeds


"The X algorithms have nothing to do with search. They focus on what you interact with, including (and most notably) whether you expand posts or click through.

I absolutely do not interact with racists and immigrant bashers and neither do I interact with pro-Israeli (or pro-Palestinian) causes.

I have no idea why I am seeing this shit. I wish I could do something to redress the balance."

Is it on "recommended for you" and not "following."

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By *astandFeistyCouple
over a year ago

Bournemouth


"The X algorithms have nothing to do with search. They focus on what you interact with, including (and most notably) whether you expand posts or click through.

I absolutely do not interact with racists and immigrant bashers and neither do I interact with pro-Israeli (or pro-Palestinian) causes.

I have no idea why I am seeing this shit. I wish I could do something to redress the balance."

Switch the tab to "following" and you'll avoid it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

All I get is non stop porn and cam girls with exotic names following me.

No idea why as all I ever watch are cute panda videos.

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By *oo hot OP   Couple
over a year ago

North West


"The X algorithms have nothing to do with search. They focus on what you interact with, including (and most notably) whether you expand posts or click through.

I absolutely do not interact with racists and immigrant bashers and neither do I interact with pro-Israeli (or pro-Palestinian) causes.

I have no idea why I am seeing this shit. I wish I could do something to redress the balance.

Is it on "recommended for you" and not "following.""

It just comes onto my feed. I don’t use it that much but am away at the moment and heard about all this Michelle Mone fiasco. I thought Twitter might be full of the story , but no. The feed was all about asylum seekers beating people up in Ireland and Italy, Muslims marching in their thousands across Europe and Palestinians hassling everyone all over the world.

I follow things and people like -LBC, BBC News, and other very benign organisations. Nothing whatsoever linked to the content that I am seeing.

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By *orleymanMan
over a year ago

Leeds


"The X algorithms have nothing to do with search. They focus on what you interact with, including (and most notably) whether you expand posts or click through.

I absolutely do not interact with racists and immigrant bashers and neither do I interact with pro-Israeli (or pro-Palestinian) causes.

I have no idea why I am seeing this shit. I wish I could do something to redress the balance.

Is it on "recommended for you" and not "following."

It just comes onto my feed. I don’t use it that much but am away at the moment and heard about all this Michelle Mone fiasco. I thought Twitter might be full of the story , but no. The feed was all about asylum seekers beating people up in Ireland and Italy, Muslims marching in their thousands across Europe and Palestinians hassling everyone all over the world.

I follow things and people like -LBC, BBC News, and other very benign organisations. Nothing whatsoever linked to the content that I am seeing."

You might be on tbe recommended for you bit

I get Owen Jones on that

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By *otMe66Man
over a year ago

Terra Firma


"The X algorithms have nothing to do with search. They focus on what you interact with, including (and most notably) whether you expand posts or click through.

I absolutely do not interact with racists and immigrant bashers and neither do I interact with pro-Israeli (or pro-Palestinian) causes.

I have no idea why I am seeing this shit. I wish I could do something to redress the balance.

Is it on "recommended for you" and not "following."

It just comes onto my feed. I don’t use it that much but am away at the moment and heard about all this Michelle Mone fiasco. I thought Twitter might be full of the story , but no. The feed was all about asylum seekers beating people up in Ireland and Italy, Muslims marching in their thousands across Europe and Palestinians hassling everyone all over the world.

I follow things and people like -LBC, BBC News, and other very benign organisations. Nothing whatsoever linked to the content that I am seeing."

is it because you don't use it a lot and they are feeding you the most watched, interacted with stories?

It could be time to choose another platform, as said above the X has become a platform for left to right and far of both. You will start seeing it from all sides not just a liberal left view, which is what I believe was happening prior to Musk taking over.

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By *ohnnyTwoNotesMan
over a year ago

golden fields


"Cant help you with this, never had twatter/X and never will, i tend to venture out into the real world and talk to people"

I'd rather be sent to Guantanamo Bay than sign up to Twitter.

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By *otMe66Man
over a year ago

Terra Firma


"Cant help you with this, never had twatter/X and never will, i tend to venture out into the real world and talk to people

I'd rather be sent to Guantanamo Bay than sign up to Twitter."

Lovely, your flight leaves at 06:30am sharp tomorrow morning. No inflight services, so you might want to bring a flask.

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By *ohnnyTwoNotesMan
over a year ago

golden fields


"Cant help you with this, never had twatter/X and never will, i tend to venture out into the real world and talk to people

I'd rather be sent to Guantanamo Bay than sign up to Twitter.

Lovely, your flight leaves at 06:30am sharp tomorrow morning. No inflight services, so you might want to bring a flask. "

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By *resesse_MelioremCouple
over a year ago

Border of London

Now that we're coming up to Xmas (formerly known as Twittermas), ask Santa for a new algorithm.

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By *anifestoMan
over a year ago

F

I deleted my twitter account back in September and have been a lot happier since I did that.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You know all these stupid opinions? They spread more as they get more clicks and shares.

Actual facts and reporting is perceived as boring but sensationalised over the top crap gets clicks and shares. The more clicks and shares a something gets the more algorithms will show it to other folk.

Also your cellphones does listen to keywords you say. Hubby started getting advertising for cactus care because he said something like 'a pet cactus would make a good secret Santa' when we went to B+M. He also muttered to himself recently about his own awful parking and sure enough Facebook started showing him a group about awful car parking.

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By *atEvolutionCouple
over a year ago

atlantisEVOLUTION. Stoke FREE ENTRANCE ALL WEEKEND


"You know all these stupid opinions? They spread more as they get more clicks and shares.

Actual facts and reporting is perceived as boring but sensationalised over the top crap gets clicks and shares. The more clicks and shares a something gets the more algorithms will show it to other folk.

Also your cellphones does listen to keywords you say. Hubby started getting advertising for cactus care because he said something like 'a pet cactus would make a good secret Santa' when we went to B+M. He also muttered to himself recently about his own awful parking and sure enough Facebook started showing him a group about awful car parking."

And if ever there is a clearer signal that we all should just leave social media, then this is it!

Social Media doesn't care one fig about you as a person, it's really not there to assist you at any time of your life - it just wants to serve you ads' and profile you as a potential purchaser of goods and services. It's ONLY about making money for the owners and shareholders.

Every single time you click anything (anything), well that's just another data point on your already road length profile.

People ask me 'Why aren't you on Social Media' my answer is always 'Why are you?'

I have always shopped on amazon - and I just love to screw my search profile by clicking searches for things like pompoms and delta fever tablets - the search recommendations I get think I'm a cheerleader for Médecins Sans Frontières.

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By *enSiskoMan
over a year ago

Cestus 3

I watched a programme quite a few years ago called billion dollar deals and how they changed the world, they looked at corn oil, banking, and data brokering something I never had heard of before but has become a billion dollar business.

We all now know that every time a person uses a device, their data as in IP address, location, time on apps, what searches has been made etc.

Are collected and sold to providers like the DWP, Tax Office, DVLA you thought I was going to say advertisers well they pay the least for data but are well known to us by the way we all receive ads.

I once wrote to FB and asked them for cash back that they had made by selling my data, FB replied that that is something they had been considering, so I said send me all my data and photos and closed my account including all my other accounts which collect data, until they have made a decision.

Now people think I am strange because I suppose I am no longer subjected to social media I no longer go with the crowd, I do not use the newspeak I now see and with a free mind and I have lost my fear of commenting on a subject as I no longer care what others think, leaving social media was and is the best thing I have ever done.

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By *ired_upMan
over a year ago

ashton


"The X algorithms have nothing to do with search. They focus on what you interact with, including (and most notably) whether you expand posts or click through. "

That used to be the case but now it's really been changed to promote more extreme content.

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By *uddy laneMan
over a year ago

dudley


"The X algorithms have nothing to do with search. They focus on what you interact with, including (and most notably) whether you expand posts or click through.

That used to be the case but now it's really been changed to promote more extreme content."

type search or click there is also what you say around devices that can send content.

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By *astandFeistyCouple
over a year ago

Bournemouth


"The X algorithms have nothing to do with search. They focus on what you interact with, including (and most notably) whether you expand posts or click through.

That used to be the case but now it's really been changed to promote more extreme content."

Extreme in which sense?

On one of my twitter accounts I see nothing but sport. Probably because I dedicate it to sport. Who would've known?

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