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Fine. Websites aren't responsible for the content. But make them responsible for promoting or curating the content, if they choose to do so. Instagram just sho

Fine. Websites aren't responsible for the content. But make them responsible for promoting or curating the content, if they choose to do so. Instagram just shows me all the stuff my friends post. That's it, as far as I can tell. It's great. Facebook amplifies some things and doesn't show me others. If it wants to be in that game, of distorting informational impact, it needs to take responsibility for what it's amplifying.

blendergeek 6y ago
> Instagram just shows me all the stuff my friends post. That's it, as far as I can tell. Unfortunately, Instagram is not just "showing you everything your friends post".
- bobthepanda 6y ago
  I’m kind of curious as to what the person is seeing, because every third post I see is an ad placed by Instagram, and for some of the meme pages you reach nearly that much saturation with sponsored posts.
  - GavinMcG 6y ago
    I mean obviously there are ads, but if my friends post something, it's at the top of my feed, and I can scroll through only content that my friends post (and ads).
    - kelnos 6y ago
      It's still not just a linear feed, though. Years ago it was just a reverse-chronological feed of things your friends post. Now the ordering is "algorithmic". I can't think of any good reason to reorder posts other than to try to increase engagement, which is the problem we're talking about here.
roywiggins 6y ago
If you don't allow curation, that's the end of moderated forums like Hacker News, isn't it?
- GavinMcG 6y ago
  Who said anything about not allowing curation? > make them responsible for promoting or curating the content, if they choose to do so
  - roywiggins 6y ago
    So, Y Combinator can choose to be liable for anything defamatory that manages to get onto the front page (there is, after all, an algorithm), or anything defamatory that they fail to delete out of the comment section. It doesn't seem sustainable.

blendergeek 6y ago

> Instagram just shows me all the stuff my friends post. That's it, as far as I can tell. Unfortunately, Instagram is not just "showing you everything your friends post".

bobthepanda 6y ago
I’m kind of curious as to what the person is seeing, because every third post I see is an ad placed by Instagram, and for some of the meme pages you reach nearly that much saturation with sponsored posts.
- GavinMcG 6y ago
  I mean obviously there are ads, but if my friends post something, it's at the top of my feed, and I can scroll through only content that my friends post (and ads).
  - kelnos 6y ago
    It's still not just a linear feed, though. Years ago it was just a reverse-chronological feed of things your friends post. Now the ordering is "algorithmic". I can't think of any good reason to reorder posts other than to try to increase engagement, which is the problem we're talking about here.

roywiggins 6y ago

If you don't allow curation, that's the end of moderated forums like Hacker News, isn't it?

GavinMcG 6y ago
Who said anything about not allowing curation? > make them responsible for promoting or curating the content, if they choose to do so
- roywiggins 6y ago
  So, Y Combinator can choose to be liable for anything defamatory that manages to get onto the front page (there is, after all, an algorithm), or anything defamatory that they fail to delete out of the comment section. It doesn't seem sustainable.