Dossier
social norm perceptions
Coverage of social norm perceptions in the Nexus archive.
- Social‑media feeds are detoxified by a redesigned algorithm
A redesigned 'diversified extremity' algorithm by Bluesky reduced exposure to polarizing political content during the 2024 US presidential election, improved accuracy of social norm perceptions, and maintained user enjoyment. The experiment, published in Nature in 2026, demonstrated that making feeds more representative of users can mitigate polarization without sacrificing engagement.