Social media algorithms can change your views in just a single day

The algorithms behind social media platforms can change your attitude towards people with different political views in just one day, suggesting that tech companies really can have a strong influence on how we perceive others.

Most social media platforms use algorithms to sort a user’s feed, generally ranking posts by someone’s likelihood of engaging with them and presenting the most engaging first – but this may inadvertently be pushing people apart.

“The trend in polarisation more…