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Re:Google, Meta, others will have to explain algorithms unde... by BeFlatXIII on Saturday April 23, 2022 @11:16AM (#31134952)
How does a ban on personalized algorithmic feeds work if each user is subscribed to a different set of others?
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Re:Google, Meta, others will have to explain algorithms unde... by somewhereoutth on Saturday April 23, 2022 @11:38AM (#31135187)
"news from friends" might be ok if it is presented without algorithmic curation - i.e. strictly on time order or similar.
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Re:Google, Meta, others will have to explain algorithms unde... by BeFlatXIII on Sunday April 24, 2022 @09:36PM (#31149972)
Strict chronological runs into the issue that some people post far more frequently than others and can flood the feed. Perhaps some minimal algorithm to up-rank infrequent posters would be helpful without being engagement-driven.
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