Algorithmic Visibility's Impact on Conspiracy Communities
Analysis
Key Takeaways
- •Algorithmic visibility acts as a selection mechanism, not just an amplifier, in conspiracy communities.
- •Users joining organically integrate more deeply and stay longer than those exposed via homepage.
- •Algorithmic exposure can limit organic growth and reshape community composition.
- •The study challenges the direct link between incidental exposure and durable radicalization in this context.
“Users who discover the community organically integrate more quickly into its linguistic and thematic norms and show more stable engagement over time.”