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For months, Twitter has been inserting tweets from popular accounts into feeds of users who do not follow them.
The practice means Twitter at times has amplified inflammatory political rhetoric, misinformation, and conspiracy theories.
My story: cnn.com/2019/03/22/tec…
The practice means Twitter at times has amplified inflammatory political rhetoric, misinformation, and conspiracy theories.
My story: cnn.com/2019/03/22/tec…
Some of the people I've noticed Twitter has been amplifying: Diamond & Silk, Bill Mitchell, Charlie Kirk, James Woods, Candace Owens cnn.com/2019/03/22/tec… 
Twitter's response to me was that users can turn off their automated curation, and that they are working to "continue to improve our efforts" with it. Spox also said amplified behavior should not "intimidate, harass, or threaten others." cnn.com/2019/03/22/tec…
Of course, the irony of Twitter inserting some of these right-wing voices into feeds of users who do not follow them is that these are the people who keep accusing Twitter of "shadow banning" them. It's really...the opposite? cnn.com/2019/03/22/tec…
Discussed Twitter amplifying extreme political rhetoric & conspiracy theories on @CNNnewsroom w/@ryanobles. We also talked about how vaccine misinformation is still in plain sight on Facebook / Instagram. Misinformation run amok on these social platforms!
