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Dear Self; We Need To Talk About So­cial Media

ElizabethDec 7, 2021, 12:40 AM
157 points
19 comments10 min readLW link1 review
(acesounderglass.com)

On the Lat­est TikTok Bill

ZviMar 13, 2024, 6:50 PM
58 points
7 comments29 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Ex­plain­ing the Twit­ter Pos­trat Scene

Jacob FalkovichApr 5, 2022, 10:23 PM
126 points
28 comments5 min readLW link

What’s the Deal with Elon Musk and Twit­ter?

ZviNov 7, 2022, 1:50 PM
60 points
13 comments31 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

A thought about the con­straints of debtless­ness in on­line communities

mako yassOct 7, 2023, 9:26 PM
58 points
23 comments1 min readLW link

Do a cost-benefit anal­y­sis of your tech­nol­ogy usage

TurnTroutMar 27, 2022, 11:09 PM
198 points
53 comments13 min readLW link

An­nounce­ment: Real-time dis­cus­sions in a new Club­house com­mu­nity.

gianlucatrudaMar 7, 2021, 7:38 PM
16 points
11 comments2 min readLW link

The Chang­ing Face of Twitter

ZviMar 29, 2023, 5:50 PM
23 points
8 comments26 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

How Fo­rumMag­num builds com­mu­ni­ties of inquiry

Jim FisherSep 4, 2023, 4:52 PM
33 points
21 comments5 min readLW link

No­tifi­ca­tions Re­ceived in 30 Minutes of Class

tanagrabeastMay 26, 2024, 5:02 PM
356 points
16 comments8 min readLW link

The New Age of So­cial Engineering

VivaLaPandaDec 7, 2019, 12:23 AM
22 points
7 comments11 min readLW link

Catch­ing the Eye of Sauron

Casey B.Apr 7, 2023, 12:40 AM
221 points
68 comments4 min readLW link

In Ad­di­tion to Rage­bait and Doomscrolling

mike_hawkeDec 3, 2020, 6:26 PM
73 points
17 comments1 min readLW link

More on Twit­ter and Algorithms

ZviApr 19, 2023, 12:40 PM
37 points
7 comments13 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Helpful ex­am­ples to get a sense of mod­ern au­to­mated manipulation

trevorNov 12, 2023, 8:49 PM
33 points
4 comments9 min readLW link

Tour­ne­sol, YouTube and AI Risk

adamShimiFeb 12, 2021, 6:56 PM
36 points
13 comments4 min readLW link

Man in the Arena

Richard_NgoJun 26, 2023, 9:57 PM
64 points
6 comments8 min readLW link

Clubhouse

lsusrMar 15, 2021, 3:38 AM
41 points
33 comments4 min readLW link

So­cial host liability

CraigMichaelMay 9, 2021, 7:24 AM
22 points
39 comments6 min readLW link

Facets and So­cial Networks

jefftkNov 27, 2024, 3:40 AM
15 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Au­tore­gres­sive Propaganda

lsusrAug 22, 2021, 2:18 AM
25 points
3 comments3 min readLW link

Im­port­ing Bluesky Comments

jefftkNov 28, 2024, 3:50 AM
14 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Com­mu­nity Notes by X

NicholasKeesMar 18, 2024, 5:13 PM
127 points
15 comments7 min readLW link

Com­ment­ing Pat­terns by Platform

jefftkDec 1, 2024, 11:50 AM
12 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] What’s up with on­line me­dia and our abil­ity to get sh*t done?

TeaTieAndHatJan 19, 2024, 9:12 AM
2 points
0 comments6 min readLW link

Try­ing Mastodon

jefftkNov 8, 2022, 7:10 PM
12 points
4 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Mastodon Link­ing Norms

jefftkNov 10, 2022, 3:10 PM
9 points
9 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] What are some good Less­wrong-re­lated ac­counts or hash­tags on Mastodon that I should fol­low?

SpectrumDTDec 5, 2022, 9:42 AM
2 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Poli­tics is the Fun-Killer

Adam ZernerFeb 25, 2023, 11:29 PM
28 points
5 comments2 min readLW link

Philoso­phers wrestling with evil, as a so­cial me­dia feed

David GrossJun 3, 2024, 10:25 PM
48 points
2 comments16 min readLW link

So­cial Me­dia: How to fix them be­fore they be­come the biggest news platform

Sam GMar 13, 2025, 7:28 AM
5 points
2 comments3 min readLW link

Coun­ter­fac­tu­als about So­cial Media

ZviApr 22, 2019, 12:20 PM
53 points
23 comments6 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

So­cial me­dia prob­a­bly not a deathtrap

eukaryoteOct 7, 2017, 3:54 AM
5 points
6 comments2 min readLW link

Why I Quit So­cial Media

sarahconstantinSep 26, 2017, 12:58 AM
9 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(srconstantin.wordpress.com)

Whence the symp­toms of so­cial me­dia?

KatjaGraceOct 27, 2020, 7:30 AM
20 points
6 comments2 min readLW link
(meteuphoric.com)

Struc­tured Trans­parency: a frame­work for ad­dress­ing use/​mis-use trade-offs when shar­ing information

habrykaApr 11, 2024, 6:35 PM
25 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(arxiv.org)

the sub­red­dit size threshold

bhauthJan 23, 2024, 12:38 AM
32 points
3 comments4 min readLW link
(www.bhauth.com)

TikTok Recom­men­da­tion Al­gorithm Optimizations

XodarapMar 27, 2020, 1:03 AM
12 points
2 comments7 min readLW link

The Kids are Not Okay

ZviMar 8, 2023, 1:30 PM
85 points
43 comments32 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Cy­berE­con­omy. The Limits to Growth

Feb 16, 2025, 9:02 PM
−3 points
0 comments23 min readLW link

The los­ing iden­tity of Twitter

Itay DreyfusApr 21, 2024, 1:43 PM
20 points
1 comment12 min readLW link
(productidentity.co)

[Question] Should effec­tive al­tru­ism be more “cool”?

jaredmantellJun 22, 2024, 8:42 PM
3 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Case Story: Lack of Con­sumer Pro­tec­tion Pro­ce­dures AI Ma­nipu­la­tion and the Threat of Fund Con­cen­tra­tion in Crypto Seek­ing As­sis­tance to Fund a Civil Case to Estab­lish Facts and Pro­tect Vuln­er­a­ble Con­sumers from Da­m­age Caused by Au­to­mated Sys­tems

Petr 'Margot' AndreevAug 8, 2024, 5:55 AM
−9 points
0 comments9 min readLW link

A Mer­i­toc­racy of Taste

Daniele De NuntiisNov 28, 2024, 9:10 AM
2 points
11 comments2 min readLW link

Lost in Fic­tion: The De­clin­ing Ap­peal of Real Life

Seikro HajimeDec 1, 2024, 8:51 AM
0 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

Look­ing for hu­man­ness in the world wide social

Itay DreyfusJan 15, 2025, 2:50 PM
11 points
0 comments6 min readLW link
(productidentity.co)

Every­where I Look, I See Kat Woods

just_browsingJan 15, 2025, 7:29 PM
18 points
44 comments5 min readLW link

[Question] Seek­ing Ad­vice on Rais­ing AI X-Risk Aware­ness on So­cial Media

MrThinkMar 24, 2023, 10:25 PM
2 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

Given the Restrict Act, Don’t Ban TikTok

ZviApr 4, 2023, 2:40 PM
97 points
9 comments4 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Twit­ter Twitches

ZviJul 4, 2023, 1:00 PM
34 points
9 comments7 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Re­ward Hack­ing from a Causal Perspective

Jul 21, 2023, 6:27 PM
29 points
6 comments7 min readLW link

[Per­sonal Ex­per­i­ment] Train­ing YouTube’s Algorithm

lsusrJan 9, 2020, 9:04 AM
13 points
3 comments3 min readLW link

Against Face­book: The Stalking

ZviSep 16, 2017, 12:41 PM
42 points
1 comment2 min readLW link

Against Facebook

ZviApr 22, 2017, 4:43 PM
19 points
0 comments27 min readLW link

Don’t Use Face­book Blocking

Davis_KingsleyApr 21, 2020, 3:50 PM
2 points
23 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Do you use twit­ter for in­tel­lec­tual en­gage­ment? Do you like it?

HazardAug 1, 2019, 12:35 PM
16 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] How much time do you spend on twit­ter?

HazardAug 1, 2019, 12:41 PM
7 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Link: How Com­mu­nity Feed­back Shapes User Behavior

Tyrrell_McAllisterSep 17, 2014, 1:49 PM
7 points
13 comments1 min readLW link

Cur­rent Law Pro­posed to al­low com­pe­ti­tion in So­cial Media

jmhOct 23, 2019, 1:13 PM
2 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Op­ti­miz­ing the news feed

paulfchristianoDec 1, 2016, 11:23 PM
20 points
13 comments1 min readLW link
(sideways-view.com)

Livestream­ing mon­eti­sa­tion mod­els aka What do cam­girls have in com­mon with Twitch stream­ers?

characteristicsSep 19, 2020, 6:57 PM
11 points
0 comments7 min readLW link
(lillianli.substack.com)

But what kinds of pup­pets are we?

KatjaGraceOct 26, 2020, 8:40 AM
13 points
2 comments2 min readLW link
(meteuphoric.com)

Youtube chan­nel de­voted to the art of rationality

MrMindDec 15, 2017, 11:42 AM
11 points
8 comments1 min readLW link

Mean­ing wars

EloDec 14, 2017, 11:17 PM
11 points
5 comments8 min readLW link

In Defense of Twit­ter’s De­ci­sion to Ban Trump

ragintumbleweedJan 11, 2021, 6:08 PM
4 points
21 comments5 min readLW link

How to solve the ar­gu­ment about what the al­gorithm should do

Yoav RavidJan 15, 2021, 6:08 AM
22 points
8 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What are the most pow­er­ful lo­tuses?

ForensicOceanographyFeb 20, 2021, 7:05 PM
12 points
43 comments1 min readLW link

Open, Free, Safe: Choose Two

jaspaxMar 20, 2021, 4:42 PM
108 points
17 comments5 min readLW link

So­cial me­dia: de­signed to be bad for you & for society

mattoJul 24, 2021, 6:59 PM
29 points
18 comments4 min readLW link

Does Di­verse News De­crease Po­lariza­tion?

jsteinhardtSep 11, 2021, 2:30 AM
11 points
1 comment9 min readLW link
(bounded-regret.ghost.io)

Without a phone for 10 days

Benjamin SpiegelOct 10, 2021, 5:19 AM
19 points
7 comments1 min readLW link

Less Wrong on Twitter

GrognorJun 22, 2012, 3:51 PM
32 points
31 comments2 min readLW link

Think­ing About Mastodon

jefftkNov 7, 2022, 7:40 PM
33 points
17 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Digi­tal Molec­u­lar Assem­blers: What syn­thetic me­dia/​gen­er­a­tive AI ac­tu­ally rep­re­sents, and where I think it’s going

Yuli_BanFeb 28, 2023, 2:03 PM
26 points
4 comments15 min readLW link

More Growth, Me­lan­choly, and MindCraft @3QD [re­vised and up­dated]

Bill BenzonDec 5, 2024, 7:36 PM
4 points
0 comments4 min readLW link
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