- Our inability to reliably study algorithmic info ecosystems, and why it matters for #scicomm. Pre-publication version of our forthcoming PNAS piece led by Nicky Krause and Isabelle Freiling : osf.io/preprints/so... (a 🧵)
- "As the algorithms underpinning new media platforms determine how to prioritize content for maximal user engagement and retention, science-related information will struggle to compete."Dec 21, 2024 22:09
- "Given that the infrastructural logic of new media is to optimize for user engagement, these environments are not guaranteed to elevate scientists’ voices over other actors, even on scientific issues."
