Comment on The Trouble With TikTok Is Getting Old
within_epsilon@beehaw.org 1 week agoWe should only consume domestic media. Good thing the Bible is domestic media. \s
How is there less risk to Americans on a platform like X(itter) instead of TikTok?
It’s not the media, it’s the recommendation algorithm.
They’re all a problem, but we have no way to regulate or monitor the algorithms as it stands.
Tiktok is an even higher risk because the recommendation algorithm is unknown to anyone on US soil. Nobody is going to whistleblow from the inside on TikTok because… they can’t; it’s all compartmentalized and nobody outside of China has access to the algorithm.
I suppose the issue is the private ownership of the algorithm. Lemmy is a way to distribute ownership even though I think each instance is privately owned. It might be worthwhile to create a platform abstracting the data from the algorithm allowing the end user a choice of recommendation algorithm.
There is no money in it. Enclosure of the recommendation algorithm is profitable.
Bluesky is another instance of effectively what you’re talking about, an open algorithm platform. In theory Skylight (ATProtocol short form video app) is as well.
Fredthefishlord@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 week ago
… that’s not what I said at all. I specifically said, “hostile foreign power” for a reason.
See my statement on how all should be regulated. But the difference is that country can enforce the regulations.
I don’t believe any media should be banned. But algorithms should be subject to regulation and worry, in my opinion.
within_epsilon@beehaw.org 1 week ago
If there are recommendation systems, maybe an open API for requests is required. Thereby a user can choose an algorithm. I would go as far as open sourcing it all.
I agree that the current form puts too much power in the hands of a few.