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I'll bet that most who casually encounter hate speech/far right content on X, Meta or other platforms are not far-right and don't actually want to see or be inf
by aussieguy1234 2y ago
I'll bet that most who casually encounter hate speech/far right content on X, Meta or other platforms are not far-right and don't actually want to see or be influenced by it. It likely creates a negative user experience for them.
However powerful the X/Meta AI feed algorithms are at surfacing content people are interested in, it all counts for nothing if people see content that they find repulsive. Its not just far right content, disturbing content in general gets more engagement and is surfaced in feeds.
BlueSky and its AT Protocol, by putting moderation back into the hands of the user, allows people to see the content they want and not what they don't want, making for a much better and more positive user experience.
I predict that this means that at some point, it will take over as the dominant social media platform. There are already multiple startups with VC funding building things on the AT Protocol.
As for the moment, whenever someone complains to me about toxicity in social media on X/Facebook or whatever platform they are using, I recommend BlueSky and advise others to do the same. Word of mouth spread is powerful.