#exploretimeline — Public Fediverse posts

See our toots about the #ExploreTimeline and displaying boost counts, which encourage botFarms that game the algorithm, and create feedback loops to get user interactions based on perceived #popularity. We warned of it years ago (see #PopularityModel).

Forced Javascript is an anti-feature. Until about a year ago, Mastodon had basic functionality without Javascript.

So many unseen resources being fetched. Cryptomining at least secures the network.

@yakovlevegor @gabriel @witchescauldron

See our toots about the #ExploreTimeline and displaying boost counts, which encourage botFarms that game the algorithm, and create feedback loops to get user interactions based on perceived #popularity. We warned of it years ago (see #PopularityModel).

Forced Javascript is an anti-feature. Until about a year ago, Mastodon had basic functionality without Javascript.

So many unseen resources being fetched. Cryptomining at least secures the network.

@yakovlevegor @gabriel @witchescauldron

See our toots about the #ExploreTimeline and displaying boost counts, which encourage botFarms that game the algorithm, and create feedback loops to get user interactions based on perceived #popularity. We warned of it years ago (see #PopularityModel).

Forced Javascript is an anti-feature. Until about a year ago, Mastodon had basic functionality without Javascript.

So many unseen resources being fetched. Cryptomining at least secures the network.

@yakovlevegor @gabriel @witchescauldron

See our toots about the #ExploreTimeline and displaying boost counts, which encourage botFarms that game the algorithm, and create feedback loops to get user interactions based on perceived #popularity. We warned of it years ago (see #PopularityModel).

Forced Javascript is an anti-feature. Until about a year ago, Mastodon had basic functionality without Javascript.

So many unseen resources being fetched. Cryptomining at least secures the network.

@yakovlevegor @gabriel @witchescauldron

@aendra @rrwo @xtri @WizardBear
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Also, Fediverse is not Mastodon but M'don is big. They've made an algorithm that favors those who operate botfarms to elevate some messages over others. Its called the #ExploreTimeline, and you may be using it right now.

They've also implemented a limiting system that we've been suffering from for about two years.

We love fedi but unless content (ie. image) distribution is distributed (see #glutPlug), that fascists (with the biggest servers) will dominate.

Something worth learning from #China. Entities that are too popular pose a danger.

Look at people that you are thinking of interacting with if they have more than 3000 followers and only been on fedi since #Nov2022 then it is *very* likely they are using or have used #botFarms to game the #ExploreTimeline, for followers.

This #PopularityModel was abuse on #BigSocialMedia. Since #Nov22 its come to #fediverse.

Limit interactions with them especially if they post images a lot.

#smallWeb

Something worth learning from #China. Entities that are too popular pose a danger.

Look at people that you are thinking of interacting with if they have more than 3000 followers and only been on fedi since #Nov2022 then it is *very* likely they are using or have used #botFarms to game the #ExploreTimeline, for followers.

This #PopularityModel was abuse on #BigSocialMedia. Since #Nov22 its come to #fediverse.

Limit interactions with them especially if they post images a lot.

#smallWeb

@rolle There are three troubling things in the current default setup as far as we know. On the whole we must say the UI is quite pleasant but the troubling things are cause for great alertness and we say favour maintaining a fork.

1) Forces Javascript (#makeJavascriptOptional),
2) The #ExploreTimeline (which we call the Popularised by Bots timeline) undermines the spirit of fediverse,
3) The showing of #LikeCounts etc without opening the toot leads to #groupThink. Again an anti-feature.