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Originally Posted by Fuzz
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BlueSky may not get you transphobia or far right takes, but it can certainly get you anti-zionist / antisemitic posts because of the userbase especially if you start getting in the weeds. Different beasts, same coin.
A twisted algorithm can push agendas ahead of other topics (see Musk / X and the Tumbler Ridge example I just gave)
If the userbase itself is a problem (such as deep bias against zionists or jews in general for example), you will see users themselves push misinformation ahead of real legitimate content. News get drowned out by fake news.
A user based platform isn't necessarily better, when many said users were on the fringe or further left of the spectrum to begin with having left / cancelled X. If BlueSky was able to cater and become the X replacement with a whole spectrum, we should see improvements in balance (and I get that's one of your points), but that's not how it is today.
Hence, my example on AI / AI news / Tech news. Other platforms (Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, Reddit, X) all provide me with info I am looking for, based on algorithm and understanding of what I am looking for. There are of course oppositions but you will generally get what you want
On BlueSky, the anti-AI crowd being so large, and with it being user based versus algorithm, immediately floods anti-AI posts as if to purposedly drown and cancel topics not liked by said userbase
Subjectively, this is not necessarily better. You can have a majority kill off legitimate topics and discussion if user controlled. In in the case of controversial topics, this is exactly what is happening, while political outrage (i.e. Trump's baseball cap) flood out non-political uses of the words.
It enhances bias and echo chambers. It also makes it more susceptible to misinformation on certain topics.