• bamboo@lemm.eeEnglish
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    5 months ago

    The algorithms are what makes these services. Most interactions aren’t searching and selecting something specific or intentional, they’re just opening a fire hose and expecting the algorithm to pick content they find entertaining for them. It requires the algorithm to have a lot of information, both about the specific user, and about similar users.

    • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      5 months ago

      Would there be some way to have the algorithms localized to the user (or instance)? If data needs to be compared between users, would there be some way to anonymize the data first?

      • bamboo@lemm.eeEnglish
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        5 months ago

        It’s a bit tricky but I think a privacy preserving algorithm is possible. Simply put, the more data available, the better an algorithm can be.

        • bamboo@lemm.eeEnglish
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          5 months ago

          I think the easy discoverability on these platforms is part of what makes them so popular. Using TikTok or similar, a user typically wants to be shown new things, it maintains a sense of novelty that keeps users constantly engaged. Having to do this manually would be a huge negative.

          • BroBot9000@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            5 months ago

            It’s what’s makes them addictive. Mindless doom scrolling an algorithm.

            Give users control to block and follow whatever without being pushed for “engagement”

            That’s for selling ads

    • JVT038@feddit.nlEnglish
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      5 months ago

      I think they could add a tag system, where the user enters their interests as a tag and then Loops shows all the content that shares the same tag.

      Yes, it’s more effort than TikTok, which automatically guesses what your interests are, but I think it’s still a good, privacy friendly alternative.