I have for the last 11 years talked about the problem with user profiling and algorithmic content.
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Jon S. von Tetzchnerwrote last edited by [email protected]
I have for the last 11 years talked about the problem with user profiling and algorithmic content. Creation of echo chambers and the ability to easily manipulate what people see for marketing purposes and worse. Even made a cat video to try to make the point. I wish more would see this.
The point is not for political parties to see the potential here, but rather to see the risk. The only way to fix this is to ban user profiling.
You have made a good choice to move the the Fediverse. It would help for more of your friends to join us.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/11/09/social-media-traditional-news-elections-00188548
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Oliver Geerreplied to Jon S. von Tetzchner last edited by
@jon Thanks for this post - it's probably one of the two main reasons I chose to join Fedi. I know, however, that follower/following dynamics can cause echo chambers, albeit ones that are much more visible and less abusive than those subtly formed by profiling.
Do you have any advice for minimizing these echo chambers, or when an echo chamber may become a problem rather than just being a convenient portal to a common interest?
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Jon S. von Tetzchnerreplied to Oliver Geer last edited by [email protected]
@WebCoder49 , I strongly believe that we need to ban profiling. That can help reduce echo chambers and make manipulation of opinions harder.
I have been so long on the Internet that I know that what we have today was not a problem to the same extent before. We had forums and groups, but you would see what you wanted to see and were not force fed angry and misleading opinions.
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TenDegreesNorthreplied to Jon S. von Tetzchner last edited by
@jon
Using filters on Mostodon can create a personal echo chamber as well. It's easy to forget that. -
TenDegreesNorthreplied to Jon S. von Tetzchner last edited by
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Using filters on Mostodon can create a personal echo chamber as well. It's easy to forget that. -
Jon S. von Tetzchnerreplied to TenDegreesNorth last edited by
@bluewave_1 , it can, but there is no algorithm pushing misinformation and angry content. I think that is just a major difference. It is always possible to just talk to people that agree with you, but there is a difference when there is an algorithm making sure that you see the most outrageous content and it does not help that any such algorithm can be easily manipulated.
