• morrowind@lemmy.ml
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    9 months ago

    recommendation algorithms are fine too, the problem with modern social media is algorithms tuned for engagement.

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        9 months ago

        Whatever algorithms youtube, tiktok, instagram etc. use to drive engagement. They don’t have any names that I’m aware of

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          9 months ago

          The problematic ones for that are mostly recommendation algorithms afaik, but there are others like gamification ofc. You can call them engagement algorithms if you want to be a bit more broad. But that’s what I mean when I criticize “algorithmic” platforms, and I think that’s what most people mean when they talk about algorithms in this context.