Post #3122537
2024-11-09 10:29 UTC
@TomDB@mastodon-belgium.be @shafik@hachyderm.io I don't think that's the real issue. The ad networks know a lot about their users, and they push content to steer the vote in the direction their owners choose. Inflation does the trick for some, others care more about migration, the content is adapted individually based on tens of thousands of parameters that are tracked by the algorithms.
The only quick way to change that is to regulate these platforms, and their owners will now write the regulations. Game over.
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@TomDB@mastodon-belgium.be 2024-11-09 10:36
@bart@sociabl.be @shafik@hachyderm.io In that sense it is really worrying that users cannot make up their own minds and keep common sense. I am aware ad steering is really powerful but nobody should lose their mind over it. Feels as if you are following your gps and crashing into a wall you can see in front of you because your gps said to drive straight ahead …