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230 would be okay if the user had the ability to choose the algorithm that determines what content that user sees. That was one of the early ideas for Twitter
by coffeeblack 4y ago
230 would be okay if the user had the ability to choose the algorithm that determines what content that user sees.
That was one of the early ideas for Twitter when Musk took over. Could even have external, independent “filter providers”.
Then the user a chose what bubble they want to live in. Or none at all, if they are brave enough to see opposing opinions.
But if the web site decides the algorithm for the user, well, then the web site is the same as a newspaper or TV channel.
- koboll 4y agoThe problem is that with modern ML-based recommendation systems there is not really an "algorithm" at all. Which is probably the reason that particular promise from Musk never actually went anywhere.
- jabroni_salad 4y agogiven the rate at which youtube takes in new videos (millions per day), I think you would be supremely lucky to see anything even resembling "an opinion" in a truly unfiltered list.