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1. nullbio · 1790134509 · focus · HN ↗

   By opt-out they mean opt-in to a government curated algorithm, no doubt.

   1. thombles · 1790136761 · focus · HN ↗

      Some doubt, actually. From the Guardian's reporting:

      > Under the plan – dubbed “my feed, my way” – users opting out of the algorithm will see content only from individuals and groups they have actively chosen to follow.

      > Users would be asked what they want their default feed to be through a pop-up message provided on their platform of choice.

      1. nullbio · 1790137665 · focus · HN ↗

         So I should look forward to the day I see my Reddit feed free of r/Fauxmoi propaganda? Or does Reddit get a free pass like it has with age verification? Because we're still able to browse Reddit without an account, for starters. They had a popup that it required an account to browse for about a week, then they reverted back to allowing everyone to browse without one because they lost too many viewers.

         But this also highlights a greater problem: If you're allowing people to browse social media platforms without accounts, what algorithm applies in that case? Is that the government curated feed? Or is that the rage-bait feed designed to spur engagement and sign-ups?

      2. jkubicek · 1790140025 · focus · HN ↗

         This sounds like heaven, actually.

         I don't care enough about this issue to form any opinions on the impacts to free speech or anything like that, but being able to choose to a social media feed that's entirely from the users I follow would be fantastic. What a dramatic quality-of-life improvement.

      3. BLKNSLVR · 1790147257 · focus · HN ↗

         A return to actual social media!

         I wonder in what creative ways they'll maliciously conform.

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