Made a #mastodon list of infrequent posters whose original posts I tend to miss (buried deep in timeline).
("In the #fediverse, you are the (feed) #algorithm", as the saying goes.)
Made a #mastodon list of infrequent posters whose original posts I tend to miss (buried deep in timeline).
("In the #fediverse, you are the (feed) #algorithm", as the saying goes.)
How #TikTok keeps its users scrolling for hours a day
More than 800 #US TikTok users shared their data with WashPo investigating how some people become power users, spending hours per day scrolling
TikTok draws people in, with #algorithm that serves up an endless hyper-personalized content WashPo created a database of roughly 15M #videos served up to them in 6mo period. Analyses showed just how effective TikTok is at getting even its heaviest users to swipe and watch more
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/interactive/2025/tiktok-addiction-algorithm-scrolling-mental-health/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzU5ODA5NjAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzYxMTkxOTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3NTk4MDk2MDAsImp0aSI6ImYzYWIwNTJlLWIxMWUtNDdjNy05ODUzLWQyNmZhZGFkOWNlNyIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS93ZWxsbmVzcy9pbnRlcmFjdGl2ZS8yMDI1L3Rpa3Rvay1hZGRpY3Rpb24tYWxnb3JpdGhtLXNjcm9sbGluZy1tZW50YWwtaGVhbHRoLyJ9.ii8aMefINk_IQieTszOUQF5WhPbReI1Y_PDdQX0zUHw&itid=gfta
I put together a write-up of the technology and the process I used for making FJRD by Farbrausch - https://github.com/LeStahL/tech-write-ups/blob/main/writeups/making_of_fjrd_by_farbrausch/writeup.md
#writeup #farbrausch #demoscene #deadline #deadline2025 #proceduralart #art #algorithm #shader #math #glsl #sizecoding @darya @cables_gl @deadline_demoparty
Artists, exhaustion and algorithmic logic
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPY-TDdDMk1/?igsh=c2I5N3lhMmt5MDE=
TikTok and German Fascists #duet #germany #tiktok #fascists #foryoupage #afd #algorithm #content - YouTube
Researchers from our Parallel Systems Architecture Laboratory, AMD, and the University of Novi Sad have uncovered a long-standing inefficiency in the algorithm that programs millions of reconfigurable chips used worldwide, a discovery that could reshape how future generations of these are designed and programmed.
Read more: https://go.epfl.ch/1c5bfe
Refactored Analysis of TikTok's Content Moderation
The #TikTok CEO's comments seem to confirm my suspicion: the #platform is designed to deliver #content without adequately filtering for #extremistviewpoints during its rapid-fire serving process. While a faster #review is technically possible when a #video is uploaded, the current #moderationprocess is clearly insufficient before #content is served to the public.
This #system works exactly as #badactors need it to. They abuse the platform to spread #radicalizedcontent, and #TikTok appears to do little about it. This is less a failure of #proactive effort and more a consequence of the platform's core #design.
The Algorithmic "#RabbitHole"
The system's priorities appear to be purely #political and #engagement-driven. If a user engages with one piece of #extremistcontent—even through an unrelated #hashtag—the #algorithm starts pushing a flood of similar extremist material to them. This creates a confusing array of user profiles that engage with conflicting #ideologies (e.g., both #extremistright and #extremistleft content), making it difficult to pin down a person's exact #politicalalignment.
I believe the #AI is designed to profile every possible vulnerability—#loneliness, #desperation, #politicalviews—to keep users #engaged for as long as possible. The system operates without any discernible #ethicallogic. If ethical guardrails exist, the #AI certainly doesn't appear to be learning in a safe or positive way.
https://www.ted.com/talks/shou_chew_tiktok_s_ceo_on_its_future_and_what_makes_its_algorithm_different?fbclid=IwY2xjawNMJHxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHpe_32vhUBup2q9JgJ5EXh7mN4NDXxRQQ_MC5m9g_RF2IcYGIwnXB6Wc09gI_aem_WbzHkJqzEFEySlER6tmtLg
Maybe I'll go apply to #TikTok, and secure the american app and fix it. TikTok's current #algorithm is #insidious, I think designed to create #division and #radicalize people. Soon TikTok will tell me its #secrets, but I have to work on some #vulns system for a few weeks. Designing some brains for other important non-hobby smtask lol
My initial #scans for #TikTok are #worrying and I was concerned after my initial scans. My #AI systems were flagging everything. The #content never scored high like other #socialmedia platforms. The content is worrying not just from #radical left or right. There is something non-biased about how it tries to #radicalize. Like it is learning based off #heuristics, like time spent hovering over a #videotile. This triggers an #alert, where you didn't interact but it detected the most likely #video. Then provided more #content. It also gives a heavy weight to #interactions. Which then changes the #algorithm and how it provides #content. None of this is really bad, it is trying to be helpfulful. What I find concerning is the videos it provides. Like a stream of #bothsides #content. Trying to figure you out and provide more content. There isn't even #educational poop on TikTok. So most of the content is #madness Lol
For all the non #Muslim #FreePalestine supporters out there, how many of you are finding your #YouTube algorithm is serving you a lot of ads for Islam and humanitarian charities around the globe as a result of your viewing patterns?
I am not complaining, in fact I have enjoyed seeing and learning more about different cultures/faiths/charities etc but I am mildly amused.
I appear to have trained my #algorithm well.
#Trump says #TikTok should be tweaked to become “100% MAGA”
Fresh off #JimmyKimmel returning to TV to warn that Donald Trump's attacks on free speech would not end with #censoring #comedians critical of his administration, Trump signed an executive order to "save" TikTok, while supposedly joking that he'd like to #censor #influencers by tweaking the #algorithm so that content is "100 percent #MAGA."
#freespeech #1stAmendment #eo #executiveorder
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/09/trump-says-tiktok-should-be-tweaked-to-become-100-maga/
Yes to California’s “No #Robo Bosses Act”
California’s Governor should sign S.B. 7, a common-sense bill to end some of the harshest consequences of automated abuse at work. @eff is proud to join dozens of labor, digital #rights, & other advocates in support of the “No Robo #Bosses Act.”
#Algorithmic decision-making is a growing threat to #workers. Bosses are using #AI to assess the body language & voice tone of job candidates.
#algorithm #ai #california
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/09/yes-californias-no-robo-bosses-act
YouTube is killing my channel!
Is a claim I would make if I had limited understanding of how the platform works. Check out my channel, like & subscribe.
"What do you lose by using Facebook", asked a friend who is keen to keep his account there for some reason.
What made me leave was the manipulation. I mean: they started hiding your friends posts in order to show you adverts instead! Feeding you slop from their promoted posts and "viral" messages (that aren't actually boosted by anyone, just picked out by their megaphone to show to everyone).
If you let the algorithm determine what you see than you let it determine what you are, who you become.
Even if you think it's better at finding shiny things than you, even if you think it builds the parasocial relationships that you want, even if you think it's saving you time to let the robot manage your reading-list: if you are letting Facebook, or any algorithm written by advertisers, do your reading selection then you are letting Facebook decide who you are.
On behalf of the advertisers who bribe them the most.
This is why you gotta use RSS. You gotta use the chronological timelines not the "for you" feeds. You gotta build follow relationships that you choose and understand because otherwise, you are letting the corporation and it's systems determine these things. You are abdicating some control of your very self to the machine.
Not to mention that we have to stop feeding money to the evil multi-trillion dollar companies built to control and manipulate us through our relationships with our friends. They have enough money, they need less participation not more.
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#FediAlgo (the customizable timeline algorithm / filtering system for your Mastodon feed) v1.2.2 is deployed now. Has a switch that makes sure any #hashtags / users / etc. that you follow are displayed as filter options even if they don't meet the minimum number of recent toots threshold.
Also a bunch of bug fixes and small improvements.
* Try it here: https://michelcrypt4d4mus.github.io/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed/
* Code: https://github.com/michelcrypt4d4mus/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed
* Video of FediAlgo in action (slightly outdated): https://universeodon.com/@cryptadamist/114395249311910522
#TikTok #Algorithm To B Retrained On US #User #Data Under #Trump Deal requiring algorithm to b copied, retrained, operated in the U.S. using only U.S. user data, w #Oracle #auditing the system and U.S. #investors forming a joint venture to oversee it. WH officials claim deal will be a win for the app's US users and citizens. Trump to sign #executiveorder later this week on the proposed deal, which will set out how it will comply with US national #security demands. #billionaires #privacy #maga $$
TikTok sale puts app’s algorithm in the spotlight – a social media expert explains how the For You Page works and what changes are in store
#Tech #TikTok #China #Trump #USA #ForYouPage #Algorithm #SocialMedia #ByteDance #DigitalMedia #AI #TikTokAlgorithm
https://the-14.com/tiktok-sale-puts-apps-algorithm-in-the-spotlight-a-social-media-expert-explains-how-the-for-you-page-works-and-what-changes-are-in-store/