What would open sourcing the Twitter algorithm actually look like?

Re:What would open sourcing the Twitter algorithm actually l... by Kuinox on Friday April 22, 2022 @08:58AM (#31121055)

Twitter, and GitHub goal is not "time spent looking at ads" or "deliver feature" but "make money". I bet/hope that if Musk succeed in taking over twitter, he will implement a patreon style subscription, there is a lot of money there thats twitter leave on the table.

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Re:What would open sourcing the Twitter algorithm actually l... by sangnoir on Friday April 22, 2022 @11:41AM (#31123009)

> he will implement a patreon style subscription, there is a lot of money there thats twitter leave on the table

I don't think that's any better than the current scheme; infact, it could be worse becasue the current ad system has centralized control which can check on extremist echo-chambers. I suspect Patreon-style funding will increase polarization[1], with the "content-creators" optimizing for what brings in the most money, not necessarily their thoughtful ideas.

1. With a side of increased brigading, coordinated harassment,doxxing and swatting; but that'll be the price of "free" speech.

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Re:What would open sourcing the Twitter algorithm actually l... by Kuinox on Friday April 22, 2022 @04:37PM (#31127746)

Current ad system try to sell weapon related merchs to far right extremist, etc, I don't believe in your "centralized control".

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Re:What would open sourcing the Twitter algorithm actually l... by sangnoir on Saturday April 23, 2022 @02:52PM (#31137186)

I’ve seen the work that goes into spotting & mitigating TOS-violating ads: you don’t have to believe in it for it to exist.

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