#algorithmictimelines — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #algorithmictimelines, aggregated by home.social.
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New York Times: The Breakup Loop: Why the TikTok Algorithm May Keep You Heartbroken. This link goes to a gift article. “As social media companies face increasing scrutiny over addictive design features and accusations that their algorithms can feed users harmful content, mental health advocates are pointing to the platforms’ handling of breakup content as a stark example of their failure to […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/27/the-breakup-loop-why-the-tiktok-algorithm-may-keep-you-heartbroken-new-york-times/ -
New York Times: The Breakup Loop: Why the TikTok Algorithm May Keep You Heartbroken. This link goes to a gift article. “As social media companies face increasing scrutiny over addictive design features and accusations that their algorithms can feed users harmful content, mental health advocates are pointing to the platforms’ handling of breakup content as a stark example of their failure to […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/27/the-breakup-loop-why-the-tiktok-algorithm-may-keep-you-heartbroken-new-york-times/ -
BBC: YouTube still recommending eating disorder videos to teens, research finds. “The Centre for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) set up a simulated account for a 13-year-old girl viewing unsafe diet and body image content for the first time. It found one in 10 videos recommended by YouTube’s Up Next algorithm featured thinspiration, extreme calorie restriction or other harmful material, although […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/15/bbc-youtube-still-recommending-eating-disorder-videos-to-teens-research-finds/ -
BBC: YouTube still recommending eating disorder videos to teens, research finds. “The Centre for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) set up a simulated account for a 13-year-old girl viewing unsafe diet and body image content for the first time. It found one in 10 videos recommended by YouTube’s Up Next algorithm featured thinspiration, extreme calorie restriction or other harmful material, although […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/15/bbc-youtube-still-recommending-eating-disorder-videos-to-teens-research-finds/ -
Mashable: I tried to scrub weight loss content from my FYP. Here’s what I learned.. “I’ve worked hard to keep that messaging out of my life, but I’ve noticed that weight loss influencers still frequently infiltrate my daily scroll. About every third ad is for a weight loss service. I’m seeing GLP-1 influencers more than my friends. What’s going on, ‘Not Interested’ button? If you are like me, […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/14/mashable-i-tried-to-scrub-weight-loss-content-from-my-fyp-heres-what-i-learned/ -
Mashable: I tried to scrub weight loss content from my FYP. Here’s what I learned.. “I’ve worked hard to keep that messaging out of my life, but I’ve noticed that weight loss influencers still frequently infiltrate my daily scroll. About every third ad is for a weight loss service. I’m seeing GLP-1 influencers more than my friends. What’s going on, ‘Not Interested’ button? If you are like me, […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/14/mashable-i-tried-to-scrub-weight-loss-content-from-my-fyp-heres-what-i-learned/ -
Ars Technica: TikTok users don’t have as much agency over their FYPs as they think. “TikTok’s For You Page (FYP) is the default home screen for users of the video-sharing platform. It’s a personalized, algorithmically driven content feed, but the approach differs from other social media in that TikTok’s algorithm relies heavily on implicit signals—such as how long users watch […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/10/ars-technica-tiktok-users-dont-have-as-much-agency-over-their-fyps-as-they-think/ -
Ars Technica: TikTok users don’t have as much agency over their FYPs as they think. “TikTok’s For You Page (FYP) is the default home screen for users of the video-sharing platform. It’s a personalized, algorithmically driven content feed, but the approach differs from other social media in that TikTok’s algorithm relies heavily on implicit signals—such as how long users watch […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/10/ars-technica-tiktok-users-dont-have-as-much-agency-over-their-fyps-as-they-think/ -
Courthouse News Service: Tech companies ask to block California law restricting personalized feeds for minors. “A handful of tech giants fought on Wednesday to bar a California law they say violates their First Amendment rights by blocking minors from accessing personalized social media feeds.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/11/courthouse-news-service-tech-companies-ask-to-block-california-law-restricting-personalized-feeds-for-minors/ -
Courthouse News Service: Tech companies ask to block California law restricting personalized feeds for minors. “A handful of tech giants fought on Wednesday to bar a California law they say violates their First Amendment rights by blocking minors from accessing personalized social media feeds.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/11/courthouse-news-service-tech-companies-ask-to-block-california-law-restricting-personalized-feeds-for-minors/ -
Northeastern University: Is TikTok listening to your ‘Not Interested’ requests?. “The findings suggest that the feature doesn’t always work as advertised and users are ultimately at the mercy of the company about what shows up on their TikTok feeds, explained Piotr Sapiezynski, a Northeastern University professor in the Khoury College of Computer Sciences and one of the co-authors of the […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/10/northeastern-university-is-tiktok-listening-to-your-not-interested-requests/ -
Northeastern University: Is TikTok listening to your ‘Not Interested’ requests?. “The findings suggest that the feature doesn’t always work as advertised and users are ultimately at the mercy of the company about what shows up on their TikTok feeds, explained Piotr Sapiezynski, a Northeastern University professor in the Khoury College of Computer Sciences and one of the co-authors of the […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/10/northeastern-university-is-tiktok-listening-to-your-not-interested-requests/ -
Tubefilter: Social media has political divides, but some feeds are more polarized than others. “Researchers set up 323 ‘sock puppet’ accounts on TikTok to measure the political polarization of the For You Page, and they found some apparent disparities between right-leaning and left-leaning feeds.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/07/tubefilter-social-media-has-political-divides-but-some-feeds-are-more-polarized-than-others/ -
Tubefilter: Social media has political divides, but some feeds are more polarized than others. “Researchers set up 323 ‘sock puppet’ accounts on TikTok to measure the political polarization of the For You Page, and they found some apparent disparities between right-leaning and left-leaning feeds.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/07/tubefilter-social-media-has-political-divides-but-some-feeds-are-more-polarized-than-others/ -
Engadget: Irish regulators are investigating whether Meta is using ‘dark patterns’ to steer people away from non-algorithmic feeds. “Irish regulators have opened two investigations into Meta over whether the company is sufficiently complying with a European law requiring platforms to offer users alternatives to targeted algorithmic feeds.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/06/engadget-irish-regulators-are-investigating-whether-meta-is-using-dark-patterns-to-steer-people-away-from-non-algorithmic-feeds/ -
Engadget: Irish regulators are investigating whether Meta is using ‘dark patterns’ to steer people away from non-algorithmic feeds. “Irish regulators have opened two investigations into Meta over whether the company is sufficiently complying with a European law requiring platforms to offer users alternatives to targeted algorithmic feeds.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/06/engadget-irish-regulators-are-investigating-whether-meta-is-using-dark-patterns-to-steer-people-away-from-non-algorithmic-feeds/ -
New York Times: How A.I.-Generated Videos Are Distorting Your Child’s YouTube Feed. This link goes to a gift article. “The New York Times reviewed these clips, along with more than 1,000 other videos recommended to young children on YouTube, and found that the algorithm pushes bizarre, often nonsensical, A.I.-generated videos from channels claiming to teach ‘toddlers’ and ‘preschoolers’ about […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/26/new-york-times-how-a-i-generated-videos-are-distorting-your-childs-youtube-feed/ -
New York Times: How A.I.-Generated Videos Are Distorting Your Child’s YouTube Feed. This link goes to a gift article. “The New York Times reviewed these clips, along with more than 1,000 other videos recommended to young children on YouTube, and found that the algorithm pushes bizarre, often nonsensical, A.I.-generated videos from channels claiming to teach ‘toddlers’ and ‘preschoolers’ about […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/26/new-york-times-how-a-i-generated-videos-are-distorting-your-childs-youtube-feed/ -
University of Rochester: Your social media feed is built to agree with you. What if it didn’t?. “…new research from the University of Rochester has found that echo chambers might not be a fact of online life. Published in IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing, the study argues that they are partly a design choice—one that could be softened with a surprisingly modest change: introducing […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/12/university-of-rochester-your-social-media-feed-is-built-to-agree-with-you-what-if-it-didnt/ -
University of Rochester: Your social media feed is built to agree with you. What if it didn’t?. “…new research from the University of Rochester has found that echo chambers might not be a fact of online life. Published in IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing, the study argues that they are partly a design choice—one that could be softened with a surprisingly modest change: introducing […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/12/university-of-rochester-your-social-media-feed-is-built-to-agree-with-you-what-if-it-didnt/ -
Engadget: X’s ‘open source’ algorithm isn’t a win for transparency, researchers say . “While it’s true that X is the only major social network to make elements of its recommendation algorithm open source, researchers say that what the company has published doesn’t offer the kind of transparency that would actually be useful for anyone trying to understand how X works in 2026.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/08/engadget-xs-open-source-algorithm-isnt-a-win-for-transparency-researchers-say/ -
Engadget: X’s ‘open source’ algorithm isn’t a win for transparency, researchers say . “While it’s true that X is the only major social network to make elements of its recommendation algorithm open source, researchers say that what the company has published doesn’t offer the kind of transparency that would actually be useful for anyone trying to understand how X works in 2026.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/08/engadget-xs-open-source-algorithm-isnt-a-win-for-transparency-researchers-say/ -
The Journal (Ireland): Banning under-16s from social media is a half-measure. We should ban toxic algorithms. “We need to promote non-profit, decentralised alternatives such as the non-profit German social media network Mastodon, as well as other public, non-profit, and democratic alternatives which focus on building community, connecting people, and supporting culture and community, rather […]
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The Journal (Ireland): Banning under-16s from social media is a half-measure. We should ban toxic algorithms. “We need to promote non-profit, decentralised alternatives such as the non-profit German social media network Mastodon, as well as other public, non-profit, and democratic alternatives which focus on building community, connecting people, and supporting culture and community, rather […]
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University of Washington: Social media research tool can reduce polarization — it could also lead to more user control over algorithms. “The researchers created a seamless, web-based tool that reorders content to move posts lower in a user’s feed when they contain antidemocratic attitudes and partisan animosity, such as advocating for violence or jailing supporters of the opposing party.”
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University of Washington: Social media research tool can reduce polarization — it could also lead to more user control over algorithms. “The researchers created a seamless, web-based tool that reorders content to move posts lower in a user’s feed when they contain antidemocratic attitudes and partisan animosity, such as advocating for violence or jailing supporters of the opposing party.”
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Tubefilter: The YouTube Shorts algorithm appears to have changed to prioritize newer uploads. “Recently, YouTube Shorts content strategists have noticed a curious trend across channel analytics dashboards. On some channels, viewership of older Shorts has declined precipitously, suggesting that YouTube is tinkering with its recommendation algorithm to favor newer uploads.”
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Tubefilter: The YouTube Shorts algorithm appears to have changed to prioritize newer uploads. “Recently, YouTube Shorts content strategists have noticed a curious trend across channel analytics dashboards. On some channels, viewership of older Shorts has declined precipitously, suggesting that YouTube is tinkering with its recommendation algorithm to favor newer uploads.”
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Northeastern University: New research reveals algorithms’ hidden political power. “New research shows the impact that social media algorithms can have on partisan political feelings, using a new tool that hijacks the way platforms rank content.”
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Northeastern University: New research reveals algorithms’ hidden political power. “New research shows the impact that social media algorithms can have on partisan political feelings, using a new tool that hijacks the way platforms rank content.”
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Reuters: Dutch court orders Meta to change Facebook and Instagram timeline settings . “A Dutch court on Thursday ordered Meta Platforms to provide Facebook and Instagram users with simpler options for a timeline that does not rely on profiling.”
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Reuters: Dutch court orders Meta to change Facebook and Instagram timeline settings . “A Dutch court on Thursday ordered Meta Platforms to provide Facebook and Instagram users with simpler options for a timeline that does not rely on profiling.”
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The Conversation: Some politicians who share harmful information are rewarded with more clicks, study finds . “What happens when politicians post false or toxic messages online? My team and I found evidence that suggests U.S. state legislators can increase or decrease their public visibility by sharing unverified claims or using uncivil language during times of high political tension. This […]
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The Conversation: Women’s sports are fighting an uphill battle against our social media algorithms. “Algorithms, trained to maximise engagement and profits, are deciding what appears in your feed, which video auto-plays next, and which highlights are pushed to the top of your screen. But here is the problem: algorithms prioritise content that is already popular. That usually means men’s […]
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The Conversation: Women’s sports are fighting an uphill battle against our social media algorithms. “Algorithms, trained to maximise engagement and profits, are deciding what appears in your feed, which video auto-plays next, and which highlights are pushed to the top of your screen. But here is the problem: algorithms prioritise content that is already popular. That usually means men’s […]
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ABC News (Australia): How to find out your TikTok personality – and become a ‘citizen scientist’. “It’s no secret that TikTok collects data about its users, but it can be hard to know exactly how it’s being used. Do you know what your data says about you? Finding the answers to that question — both for individuals and as a society — is one of the goals of the For You Research […]
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Concordia University: New Concordia research shows social networks are vulnerable to relatively simple AI manipulation and polarization. “It seems that no matter the topic of conversation, online opinion around it will be split into two seemingly irreconcilable camps. That’s largely a result of these platforms’ design, as the algorithms driving them direct users to like-minded peers. This […]
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Concordia University: New Concordia research shows social networks are vulnerable to relatively simple AI manipulation and polarization. “It seems that no matter the topic of conversation, online opinion around it will be split into two seemingly irreconcilable camps. That’s largely a result of these platforms’ design, as the algorithms driving them direct users to like-minded peers. This […]
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This reminds me of the anecdotal evidence that number of 'followers' and 'likes' with large follower accounts sometimes don't equal actual eyeballs as there are also some streaming services that have large followers numbers in the millions but views only in the thousands, oddly. Hmm.
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This reminds me of the anecdotal evidence that number of 'followers' and 'likes' with large follower accounts sometimes don't equal actual eyeballs as there are also some streaming services that have large followers numbers in the millions but views only in the thousands, oddly. Hmm.
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Twitter is a microphone connected to a mixer owned and controlled by Elon Musk.
If you understand how microphones and mixers work, you also understand why you can’t “stay and fight.”
#twitter #fediverse #twitterMigration #algorithmicTimelines #BigTech #socialMedia #SiliconValley #capitalism #ElonMusk #billionaires #fascism
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Twitter is a microphone connected to a mixer owned and controlled by Elon Musk.
If you understand how microphones and mixers work, you also understand why you can’t “stay and fight.”
#twitter #fediverse #twitterMigration #algorithmicTimelines #BigTech #socialMedia #SiliconValley #capitalism #ElonMusk #billionaires #fascism
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Looking at the #analytics of the old 🆓🐦 site makes me sad to see the day that in less than two months the sale of #Twitter made the site completely useless and the move to #web3 accelerate beyond the #ToxicSocialMedaOnePointOh of #AlgorithmicTimelines driven by #Meta #Instagram #Snapchat #WhatsApp & #Twitter dying a horrible race to the bottom #ARPU #DAU #DAP driven #decline of #web1 & #web2 technologies. 👎
☠️💀⚰️🥀R.I.P. 💀☠️🥀⚰️⚱️😐
👎☠️ #AlgorithmicTimelines ☠️👎 -
Looking at the #analytics of the old 🆓🐦 site makes me sad to see the day that in less than two months the sale of #Twitter made the site completely useless and the move to #web3 accelerate beyond the #ToxicSocialMedaOnePointOh of #AlgorithmicTimelines driven by #Meta #Instagram #Snapchat #WhatsApp & #Twitter dying a horrible race to the bottom #ARPU #DAU #DAP driven #decline of #web1 & #web2 technologies. 👎
☠️💀⚰️🥀R.I.P. 💀☠️🥀⚰️⚱️😐
👎☠️ #AlgorithmicTimelines ☠️👎