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'Diversifying' social feeds can cut exposure to toxic content and preserve enjoyment
- May 28, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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A new study from Northwestern University and the University of Chicago offers underlying evidence that the engagement-based algorithms used by major social media platforms amplify intergroup, moralized, emotional (IME) and toxic political content—and that a relatively simple redesign can reduce that amplification without hurting users' overall experience of the platform.
Originally published at Phys.org