Smitha Mills

Researcher at Cornell Tech working on the societal impacts of algorithmic ranking systems and user preferences on social media platforms.

Sources in this wiki

• Engagement, User Satisfaction, and the Amplification of Divisive Content on Social Media

Notes

Primary researcher on a large-scale field experiment examining how engagement-based ranking algorithms on social media amplify divisive and emotionally charged content, and how algorithmic design can be changed to respect users' stated preferences.