Armed with a burner phone and a fake name, I set out to learn how Instagram’s algorithm really works. This is what happened next.

This is a key reason behind my discomfort with social media. The algorithms that seem unresponsive to clear signals of intent was the last straw. Ended up leaving YouTube over the incessant push to new channels and ragebait shit.

Anyway, lemmy might be a cesspit at times, but its a cesspit I can choose/not choose, to engage with, and thats some nice anti-monopolisation of my online experience in the design.

  • newaccountwhodis@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    12 hours ago

    Youtube has that feature no? I always look for playlists that contain videos by users I found to be reliable.

    • artifex@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      10 hours ago

      Yep, I didn’t know if those were reliable tho or if YouTube had started inserting algorithmic content into playlists yet. And critically, when a playlist ends it should end, not roll right in to other “related” content. And of you’re it’s YouTube-only, so there would be no way to l a playlist that contained other sources.