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General_Effort@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago

Everyone Cheering The Social Media Addiction Verdicts Against Meta Should Understand What They’re Actually Cheering For

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Everyone Cheering The Social Media Addiction Verdicts Against Meta Should Understand What They’re Actually Cheering For

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General_Effort@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago
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First things first: Meta is a terrible company that has spent years making terrible decisions and being terrible at explaining the challenges of social media trust & safety, all while prioritiz…
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    Bluesky is also social media

    So is Lemmy…

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      Yes, but everyone on Lemmy knows that the law only applies to the bad guys.

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      I was wondering the other day if Lemmy or Bluesky have any algorithms that are actively trying to keep users engaged?

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        Cool thing about Lemmy is you can just read the code and find out

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          IIRC somewhere they also explained it in plain English what the sorting methods do. My layman brain thinks that’s a kind of algorithm.

          Kindly correct this layman if I’m misunderstanding :)

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