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New research reveals algorithms’ hidden political power
New research hijacks social media platform rankings to study how great an impact the algorithm has on political polarization.
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December 12, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Reranking partisan animosity in algorithmic social media feeds alters affective polarization
Today, social media platforms hold the sole power to study the effects of feed-ranking algorithms. We developed a platform-independent method that reranks participants’ feeds in real time and used thi...
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December 12, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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“Social media algorithms directly impact our lives, but until now, only the platforms had the ability to understand and shape them. We have demonstrated an approach that lets researchers and end users have that power.”
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Social media research tool lowers the political temperature
A new method created by Stanford researchers reduces polarization by downranking antidemocratic and highly partisan posts on X.
news.stanford.edu
December 12, 2025 at 5:34 PM
“Social media algorithms directly impact our lives, but until now, only the platforms had the ability to understand and shape them. We have demonstrated an approach that lets researchers and end users have that power.”
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Read the spotlight in the Stanford Report:
“At the [Heising-Simons] Foundation’s Human Rights program, we’ve learned to prioritize supporting people who are leaders in their community, rather than focusing on specific policies, because ultimately power and understanding of a community’s needs lie with the people."
#OurEverydayRights
#OurEverydayRights
Navigating Challenges with Unity: Human Rights Day Reflections with Caitlin Heising - Stanford PACS
On December 10 each year, a global community of human rights defenders observes the principles articulated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, first ratified by the UN General Assembly in 19...
stanford.io
December 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
“At the [Heising-Simons] Foundation’s Human Rights program, we’ve learned to prioritize supporting people who are leaders in their community, rather than focusing on specific policies, because ultimately power and understanding of a community’s needs lie with the people."
#OurEverydayRights
#OurEverydayRights
“We can, in this very short space, communicate information about smaller charities in a way that reassures people about their quality and opens up this channel to a wider range of charitable giving.”
#Philanthropy #Giving #Nonprofits
#Philanthropy #Giving #Nonprofits
New Research Could Help Nonprofits Attract Millions of Online Donors
Massive experiments with PayPal users show that small tweaks to a charitable ask can boost giving.
www.gsb.stanford.edu
December 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
“We can, in this very short space, communicate information about smaller charities in a way that reassures people about their quality and opens up this channel to a wider range of charitable giving.”
#Philanthropy #Giving #Nonprofits
#Philanthropy #Giving #Nonprofits
“There is this misconception that trust-based philanthropy is not strategic. What trust based means is that it does away with these additional layers of administrative and bureaucratic burden that foundations and donors were putting on nonprofits...You can still be strategic.”
MacKenzie Scott’s billion-dollar bet on vibes
A billionaire’s spiritual guide to letting go — of $19 billion.
www.vox.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:56 PM
“There is this misconception that trust-based philanthropy is not strategic. What trust based means is that it does away with these additional layers of administrative and bureaucratic burden that foundations and donors were putting on nonprofits...You can still be strategic.”
We look forward to sharing the insights and perspectives of our faculty affiliates with the broader Stanford PACS community as we continue our work to bridge research and practice.
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Stanford PACS Welcomes 2025-26 Cohort of Faculty Affiliates - Stanford PACS
The Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society is thrilled to welcome our 2025-2026 inaugural cohort of faculty affiliates.
stanford.io
November 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
We look forward to sharing the insights and perspectives of our faculty affiliates with the broader Stanford PACS community as we continue our work to bridge research and practice.
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