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Politically biased moderation drives echo chamber formation: An analysis of user-driven content removals on Reddit
January 11, 2025
Discussion moderators on Reddit show political bias in content removal. In addition to platform creators and algorithms, content moderators can play a role in the creation and maintenance of social media echo chambers.
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