X Algorithm Feeds Users Political Content Whether They Want It or Not

Update: 2024-10-30

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An exclusive Wall Street Journal analysis finds that new users to social-media platform X with interests in topics like cooking and crafts are blanketed with political content. WSJ reporters Alexa Corse and Jack Gillum speak with host Charlotte Gartenberg about their experiment. Plus, why Apple’s success in the artificial-intelligence race is riding on the iPhone 16.

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X Algorithm Feeds Users Political Content Whether They Want It or Not

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X Algorithm Feeds Users Political Content Whether They Want It or Not

The Wall Street Journal

X Algorithm Feeds Users Political Content Whether They Want It or Not