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NEW: After WHCA shooting, a challenge to X and reporters like me who feed it: My Role as a ‘Complicit’ Journalist—Algorithms turn nuanced articles into rage bait that helps fuel political violence. https://t.co/khfPUWNmwD

— Michael Scherer (@michaelscherer) May 5, 2026

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.Yet here you are publishing rage bait and coddling violent extremists labeling them "normies"! pic.twitter.com/iBlqHVfDsJ

— OSINT with a splash of good takes and a few bad 1s (@supersean415) May 5, 2026

Institutionally, The Atlantic has been terrible at this. This is practically the definition of rage bait. pic.twitter.com/vrclmIywHF

— Dominic Lynch - White Sox Nihilist (@domineeringDom) May 5, 2026

Yes, it’s the algorithms turning your “nuanced articles” into rage bait….

— Nobody Cares (@jackraff58) May 5, 2026

Yeah, I don’t think it’s the algorithm that’s making people do things. (Those are not the best arguments with the original post, but they sure seem “enraged.” I blame the algae rhythm.🥁 )