EPISODE · Jul 1, 2025 · 37 MIN
Episode 1- Outrage for Sale: How Social Media Divides Us by Design
from Divisive Measures · host Raise the Roof Productions
This episode of Divisive Measures uncovers how social media algorithms, echo chambers, and disinformation campaigns are engineered to divide us. Learn how emotionally charged content thrives online, why our digital environments amplify tribal thinking, and how fake news spreads faster than truth. With insights into outrage-driven algorithms, psychological manipulation, and the business of polarization, this episode pulls back the curtain on the systems profiting from division—and what it takes to break [email protected], user satisfaction, and the amplification of divisive content on social media | PNAS Nexus | Oxford AcademicNegative social media posts get twice as much engagement, study finds | The IndependentOutrage Spreads Faster on Twitter: Evidence from 44 News Outlets | Working Knowledge
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This episode of Divisive Measures uncovers how social media algorithms, echo chambers, and disinformation campaigns are engineered to divide us. Learn how emotionally charged content thrives online, why our digital environments amplify tribal thinking, and how fake news spreads faster than truth. With insights into outrage-driven algorithms, psychological manipulation, and the business of polarization, this episode pulls back the curtain on the systems profiting from division—and what it takes to break [email protected], user satisfaction, and the amplification of divisive content on social media | PNAS Nexus | Oxford AcademicNegative social media posts get twice as much engagement, study finds | The IndependentOutrage Spreads Faster on Twitter: Evidence from 44 News Outlets | Working Knowledge
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