• Caoldence222@lemmy.world
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    Yeah, there’s an “algorithm” here but rather than a black box of trade secrets and manipulation it’s entirely open source, and mathematically simple.

    mastodon idk, it probably has a similar algo for its Explore page but I think the user feed is just made up of posts from people you follow in chrono order.

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      1 year ago

      mathematically simple

      And, as far as I can see, neutral. Doesn’t put you in a bubble like other social networks do, because it’s not trying to milk you for engagement.

    • Mike D.@lemmy.world
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      the user feed is just made up of posts from people you follow in chrono order.

      You can also follow hashtags, block hashtags, and block words/phrases.

      The Local Timeline shows posts from everyone on your instance. The Federated Timeline is a fire hose. It shows all posts in chronological order (as received by your instance).