Twitter brings in anti-Trump academics to combat bias
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Twitter’s campaign to foster healthier conversations on its platform with the aid of academics is itself facing an allegation of anti-Trump bias.
In previous tweets from their personal accounts, a number of the academics involved in the high-profile project have repeatedly slammed the Trump administration.
Accusations of anti-conservative bias continue to swirl around Twitter. Last week the social media giant took heat for “shadow banning” certain prominent Republicans, restricting their visibility in search results.
In a blog post Thursday Twitter announced that it is working with experts to measure “healthy conversation” on the platform. A six-strong-group of academics will analyze “echo chambers” that form around political discussions on Twitter and “incivility and intolerance” on the microblogging site.
…[Enter] Dr. Rebekah Tromble, assistant professor of political science at Holland’s Leiden University …
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