Suppose you could improve Twitter as a public platform, what feature would you add (or remove)?
I would suggest for Twitter to give users the freedom to adjust the parameters of the recommendation algorithm. Something like:
Emotions:
😱—————|——🤗
Seriousness:
🧐—|—————— 😂
Political content:
🗳—————|——❌
Outrage:
🤬——————|—😎
Emotions:
😱—————|——🤗
Seriousness:
🧐—|—————— 😂
Political content:
🗳—————|——❌
Outrage:
🤬——————|—😎
Why? People may be enticed to click on the posts promoted by the default algorithm. But they may regret wasting their time that way, and they could *prefer* different content.
Research has shown that negative and extreme reactions attract more attention. But Twitter users could actually prefer less of it in their feed.
Interested in your ideas!
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