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To: SMGFan

I skimmed through the comments to Trump’s tweet. Is it typical to see most of the comments are by those who hate Trump?


27 posted on 01/12/2018 5:17:52 AM PST by Presbyterian Reporter
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To: Presbyterian Reporter

Yes, your experience is typical. I have read that Twitter uses an algorithm that ensures Trump-negative comments will predominate at least in the top grouping. I’m not sufficiently technical to know for certain if this is true. But Trump has millions upon millions of Twitter supporters, and somehow their comments *never* make it into the top level.

[I read about the algorithm many, many months ago; this has been going on for what seems like forever.]


34 posted on 01/12/2018 5:23:39 AM PST by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Internet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
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