I’d like to see recommendation algorithms which are user-editable and preferably platform-agnostic, to allow low switching costs. A situation where people can build their own social media platform and install a recommendation algorithm which works for them, pulling in posts from other users across platforms who they follow. I’ve heard that the fediverse is trying to do something like this, but I’ve not been able to get engaged with it yet.
It’s cool to see efforts like Tournesol, though it’s a shame they don’t have a mobile extension yet.
Bluesky has custom feeds that can bring in posts from all platforms that use the AT Protocol, but Bluesky is the only such platform right now. Most feeds I’ve found so far are simple keyword searches, which work nicely for having communities around certain topics, but I hope to see more sophisticated ones pop up.
I’ve been thinking about this in the back of my mind for a while now. I think it lines up with points Cory Doctorow has made in talks about enshittification.
I’d like to see recommendation algorithms which are user-editable and preferably platform-agnostic, to allow low switching costs. A situation where people can build their own social media platform and install a recommendation algorithm which works for them, pulling in posts from other users across platforms who they follow. I’ve heard that the fediverse is trying to do something like this, but I’ve not been able to get engaged with it yet.
It’s cool to see efforts like Tournesol, though it’s a shame they don’t have a mobile extension yet.
Bluesky has custom feeds that can bring in posts from all platforms that use the AT Protocol, but Bluesky is the only such platform right now. Most feeds I’ve found so far are simple keyword searches, which work nicely for having communities around certain topics, but I hope to see more sophisticated ones pop up.