Comment on The Trouble With TikTok Is Getting Old
Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 1 week agoIt’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.
within_epsilon@beehaw.org 1 week ago
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.
Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 1 week ago
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.