Lugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · edit-210 months agoIreland's new law proposes to all but do away with social media companies' algorithms. As most global tech companies are HQ'd there, it will be the law they have to follow in Europe.www.newstalk.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1147arrow-down11
arrow-up1146arrow-down1external-linkIreland's new law proposes to all but do away with social media companies' algorithms. As most global tech companies are HQ'd there, it will be the law they have to follow in Europe.www.newstalk.comLugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · edit-210 months agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squareBen MatthewslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down1·edit-210 months agoGood, it’s a useful step, although if they only have to get sheeple to opt-in once, that probably wouldn’t be hard. By the way, algorithms not all bad - Lemmy has some, with good use of logarithms, you can improve on github.
minus-squareDeceptichum@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up7·10 months agoWithout algorithms the Internet would suck. Something as simple as the most active posts in 24 hours is an algorithm.
Good, it’s a useful step, although if they only have to get sheeple to opt-in once, that probably wouldn’t be hard.
By the way, algorithms not all bad - Lemmy has some, with good use of logarithms, you can improve on github.
Without algorithms the Internet would suck.
Something as simple as the most active posts in 24 hours is an algorithm.