New internal research shared Thursday by Twitter showed that conservative tweets received greater algorithmic amplification on the platform. Twitter researchers find that their algorithms amplify right-wing influencers and right-leaning [news] sites at much higher rates than content [and] influencers on the left. Content on Twitter’s home timeline is selected and ordered by personalization algorithms. By consistently ranking certain content higher, these algorithms may amplify some messages while reducing the visibility of others.
— source commondreams.org | Oct 22, 2021