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Ziv Epstein

@ziv-e.bsky.social

283 followers 141 following 15 posts

Postdoc at MIT College of Computing • PhD from MIT Media Lab • Creativity, values and (more-than-)human-centered design

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences @pnas.org · 28/08/2026

One of the most-viewed PNAS articles in the last week is “Value misalignment in X’s feed algorithm is a reflection of value tensions in engagement.” Explore the article here: ow.ly/V1Mg50ZFWnP For more trending articles, visit ow.ly/XjLl50ZFWnO.

Bar graph of amplification coefficients and a circular radar chart showing individualist and collectivist values across various psychological traits.

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Farnaz Jahanbakhsh @farnazj.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

📰 Our piece with @ziv-e.bsky.social and @mbernst.bsky.social in The Conversation today. Feed algorithms optimize for engagement behavior because it is easy to measure. The result is that the values amplified in people's feeds are misaligned with what they value. theconversation.com/why-social-m...

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Why social media algorithms send you posts you don’t like

Algorithms on X tend to bring you posts that contradict your values, and it happens more to Democrats than Republicans.

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Ziv Epstein @ziv-e.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

“This highlights a core tension..of social media: frictions between users’ stated preferences and their behaviors..are exploited by engagement-maximizing algorithms to create runaway feedback loops of increasing value misalignment” Thanks @404ink.bsky.social @mjgault.bsky.social for the discussion!

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Ziv Epstein @ziv-e.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Do our social media algorithms correctly reflect our values? Our new article published today in @pnas.org shows that the answer is often not, and that the content that gets promoted into their ranked feeds is often actively counter to our values.

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Ziv Epstein @ziv-e.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Pleased to share our new paper forthcoming in @icwsm.bsky.social! We introduce a novel framework to measure value expressions in social media posts at scale, leveraging personalization to handle the inherent subjectivity of human values. arxiv.org/abs/2511.08453

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