The diagram shows "prediction score" which is a machine learning term. Its downstream of "timeline mixer" which suggests that they are using machine learning to sort the timeline.
A benign way to do this would be to sort by relevance in some neutral way. A hostile way to do this is to sort by political leanings, so one side looks more numerous than the other. A truly neutral way to do it would be to just randomly sort it, so everyone has equal chance of being at the top of the timeline.
here's the picture:
https://nitter.net/pic/media%2FFh6qtzdUAAARaTI.jpg%3Fname%3Dsmall
I wonder what "Manhattan" means - fourth legend from the bottom. The third from the bottom looks interesting too but I can't read it.
The diagram shows "prediction score" which is a machine learning term. Its downstream of "timeline mixer" which suggests that they are using machine learning to sort the timeline.
A benign way to do this would be to sort by relevance in some neutral way. A hostile way to do this is to sort by political leanings, so one side looks more numerous than the other. A truly neutral way to do it would be to just randomly sort it, so everyone has equal chance of being at the top of the timeline.