Michał Chmielewski wrote that the reach on social media no longer depended on the number of likes, shares, or comments. He compared posts with 1,000 likes and 6,000 views to those with 50 likes and the same number of views, questioning the logic behind such results. He claimed that posts criticizing the European Union, supporting Donald Trump, and presenting Vladimir Putin positively suddenly gained popularity. According to him, new accounts had a better chance of reach because profiles marked as anti-Trump, anti-Russian, or pro-European were at a disadvantage. He added that this could not be changed because platforms are private companies, and the situation fosters radicalization and the spread of false information in the electoral programs of extremist parties. As an example, he cited the unsuccessful attempt to initiate a referendum in Warsaw. Chmielewski wrote that there were many negative comments on social media regarding the management of the capital, which could create the impression that Rafał Trzaskowski would be almost immediately dismissed with the support of 80% of residents. As he pointed out, not even the 130,000 signatures needed to conduct a referendum were collected. He expressed hope that in the upcoming parliamentary elections in Poland, the outcome would not be decided by algorithms written in the USA. #media #polityka #dezinformacja (translated)