I wonder if adding an "authoritativeness/trust" rank to each user you follow would help with this. Whenever you'd add someone on a social network, you'd be aske

I wonder if adding an "authoritativeness/trust" rank to each user you follow would help with this. Whenever you'd add someone on a social network, you'd be asked to choose a number between 1-5 or something that tells the SN's recommendation system how much weight they should be given when choosing stories to show you or whatever.