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What is missing from the fediverse? (lemmy.ml)
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I think the idea of federated social media itself would have made fediverse sky rocket itself. bloggers tooters and video creators or any kind of internet user can connect with eachother here. but that hasn't happened. not at least yet. so why?

what are the problems. or what things are missing on the fediverse that makes it still so unpopular?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 children)

User-centric content rating and sorting is sorely missing.

Unfortunately a lot of people are confuse the concept with the opaque, often user-hostile filtering run by big social networks.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 years ago (1 children)

I might be illiterate here, but what do you mean by user-centric content rating. recommendations?

Unfortunately a lot of people are confuse the concept with the opaque, often user-hostile filtering run by big social networks.

yeah, you can see that in this social media people are taught inconspicuously how to behave. and with the vague guideline and rules that doesn't mean anything until they ban someone for a reason. people may not agree with it but slowly they become obedient by the fact that they can't use anything but this platform.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 years ago (1 children)

I'm talking about algorithms to help the user sift through tons of messages based on the user's needs and preferences. The effect is to show the users the most interesting content first. Importantly, they can understand how and why the contents have been selected and control the filtering.

Not to be confused with those social networks that use similar algorithms but with the goal of manipulating users (see Cambridge Analytica) or increasing engagement by fueling disagreements and outrage (see Twitter).

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 years ago

Twitter works like that?