• ItsYourBoyHalo@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      1 month ago

      Lmao same! I quit TikTok because of their TOS and Privacy Policy. I’ve been looking for an alternative ever since, but none are privacy respecting.

      I wonder how it will work without an algorithm, though 🤔

      • bamboo@lemm.eeEnglish
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        1 month ago

        The algorithms are what makes these services. Most interactions aren’t searching and selecting something specific or intentional, they’re just opening a fire hose and expecting the algorithm to pick content they find entertaining for them. It requires the algorithm to have a lot of information, both about the specific user, and about similar users.

        • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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          1 month ago

          Would there be some way to have the algorithms localized to the user (or instance)? If data needs to be compared between users, would there be some way to anonymize the data first?

          • bamboo@lemm.eeEnglish
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            1 month ago

            It’s a bit tricky but I think a privacy preserving algorithm is possible. Simply put, the more data available, the better an algorithm can be.

            • bamboo@lemm.eeEnglish
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              1 month ago

              I think the easy discoverability on these platforms is part of what makes them so popular. Using TikTok or similar, a user typically wants to be shown new things, it maintains a sense of novelty that keeps users constantly engaged. Having to do this manually would be a huge negative.

              • BroBot9000@lemmy.worldEnglish
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                1 month ago

                It’s what’s makes them addictive. Mindless doom scrolling an algorithm.

                Give users control to block and follow whatever without being pushed for “engagement”

                That’s for selling ads

        • JVT038@feddit.nlEnglish
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          1 month ago

          I think they could add a tag system, where the user enters their interests as a tag and then Loops shows all the content that shares the same tag.

          Yes, it’s more effort than TikTok, which automatically guesses what your interests are, but I think it’s still a good, privacy friendly alternative.