Re:Twitter tests Reddit-style upvote and downvote buttons
by dragonwriter on Thursday July 22, 2021 @12:04PM
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> The problem is, is supposedly, upvote = adds to the conversation, downvote = detracts from conversation.
That's the HN theory. The twitter theory is that dislikes, like likes and every other behavior on the site is a signal to feed into an engagement optimization algorithm.
Twitter has zero interest in conversation quality for its own sake, and every interest in optimizing audience size and engagement.
That's the HN theory. The twitter theory is that dislikes, like likes and every other behavior on the site is a signal to feed into an engagement optimization algorithm.
Twitter has zero interest in conversation quality for its own sake, and every interest in optimizing audience size and engagement.