AI RESEARCH
Algorithmic Cultivation: How Social Media Feeds Shape User Language
arXiv CS.CL
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ArXi:2605.17010v1 Announce Type: cross Algorithmic feeds have become primary environments for encountering information online, yet while they shape what people see, less is known about how sustained feed exposure shapes how people write. Drawing on Cultivation Theory, we examine whether algorithmic feeds function as online environments that leave measurable traces in users' language.