Lady Butterfly she/her@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoAustralians will be able to switch off social media algorithms under planned legislationwww.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square87linkfedilinkarrow-up1870arrow-down16
arrow-up1864arrow-down1external-linkAustralians will be able to switch off social media algorithms under planned legislationwww.bbc.co.ukLady Butterfly she/her@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square87linkfedilink
minus-squarecapital5@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 day agoArticle is light on details. I’m curious how they define what is “algorithm”-generated content and what isn’t.
minus-squareJackFrostNCola@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·13 hours agoI think the general idea is to go from a ‘weighted’ feed showing promoted or ‘trending content’ to a chronological feed showing newest to oldest of your friends posts. Thats the way they have been framing it from what i have heard on the news.
Article is light on details. I’m curious how they define what is “algorithm”-generated content and what isn’t.
I think the general idea is to go from a ‘weighted’ feed showing promoted or ‘trending content’ to a chronological feed showing newest to oldest of your friends posts.
Thats the way they have been framing it from what i have heard on the news.