Twitter and other social media companies tout their ability to expose people to multiple points of view. But it frequently doesn’t work that way, in large part because of the tech companies’ algorithms. ADAs the United States has become more politically divided, so, too, have social media users. While tech companies say they treat all political content equally, conservatives allege that Silicon Valley’s liberal culture and campaign contributions to Democrats paint a different picture. Twitter has also been criticized from the other side of the aisle regarding its refusal to police allegedly rule-breaking content tweeted by Trump.

Source: Washington Post October 24, 2019 18:11 UTC