Chris Remington@beehaw.orgM to Technology@beehaw.org · 2 days agoAustralia to force social media platforms to allow users to opt out of algorithmswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up162arrow-down11
arrow-up161arrow-down1external-linkAustralia to force social media platforms to allow users to opt out of algorithmswww.theguardian.comChris Remington@beehaw.orgM to Technology@beehaw.org · 2 days agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-squarelocuester@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·1 day agoNo. That’s an algorithm. So is filtering to only friends and hiding blocked users. So no algo, no feed at all really.
minus-squareSwedneck@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 hours agoyou just get posts in precisely whateverthefuck order the server ends up pulling them from its database, which isn’t an algorithm because obviously that means the Lord himself is deciding the order of your feed.
minus-squaresamwise_gamgee@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·24 hours agoFiltering to only friends’ posts displayed in what order?
No. That’s an algorithm.
So is filtering to only friends and hiding blocked users.
So no algo, no feed at all really.
you just get posts in precisely whateverthefuck order the server ends up pulling them from its database, which isn’t an algorithm because obviously that means the Lord himself is deciding the order of your feed.
Filtering to only friends’ posts displayed in what order?