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FraseraSpeciosa t1_jb2li2e wrote

Reply to comment by TargetDroid in Identifying Polarized Twitter Echo Chambers: A Case Study that identified a German echo chamber of 66K accounts mainly focused on topics like Anti-Covid Populism, Right-Wing Populism and Pro-Russian positions | Open Access by [deleted]

Reddit is actually better than most for getting rid of echo chambers. There’s alt right stuff on this site make no mistake but it’s not blatantly everywhere like other platforms.

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phred14 t1_jb2spiz wrote

There are of course the arguments about there being left-leaning echo chambers, but then you have to ask how much of that is a "both sides" argument and how much is real. Keeping in mind the "facts have a liberal bias" comments.

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methyltheobromine_ t1_jb4sebb wrote

Reddit is an echo-chamber too. "Echo-chamber" is a feedback loop, not just right-wing feedback loops. Are you not understanding this on purpose?

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Haui111 t1_jb4a3sw wrote

I think it’s cowardly that they vote you down instead of discussing with you.

I don’t think it’s that easy but you’re right in a way. I think reddit is a more obscure, has stronger and decentralized moderation and also is more democratic than other sm platforms. This attracts and keeps a more diverse and (imo) higher educated crowd.

It also does not encourage the loudest voice or the most „prominent“ as for example twitter does.

So yes, I think reddit is far better at keeping people in communication.

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frawgletz t1_jb5f8rq wrote

Sorry but do you have evidence of this? There are third parties who study this kind of thing and I don't think Reddit scored very high in the past

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TargetDroid t1_jb2lmhd wrote

LOOOOL

Oh yes, yes… it’s just the alt-right stuff that’s the problem on Reddit.

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