In addition, right-leaning news outlets see greater algorithmic amplification on Twitter compared to left-leaning news outlets.
The research didn’t explain why tweets from the right are favored by the algorithms.
The report contradictslong-time criticismsfrom Republicans who claim that both Twitter and Facebook actively suppress conservative speech.
Both companies have repeatedly denied the accusations.
It used public, third-party sources to identify political party affiliation.
It didn’t use tweeted content to attempt to guess the political views of elected officials.
