Philine Widmer
Researcher and economist at the Paris School of Economics who co-authored the Nature paper studying the political effects of X's feed algorithm and its influence on political opinions.
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Mar 31, 2026 • 48min
Lawfare Daily: What’s Influencing Politics Online? X’s Algorithm, Creators, and the New Persuasion Machine
Philine Widmer, economist at the Paris School of Economics who studied X's feed algorithm, and Nathaniel Lubin, founder of Insight Studio and researcher on creators, discuss algorithmic curation and creator-driven persuasion. They compare randomized feed tests and creator interventions. Conversations cover follow dynamics, parasocial trust, platform architecture, and what shapes political exposure online.
