I hope other parties will support this common sense measure!

And fair play to the Hope and Courage Collective for the great work that they have been doing on this issue!

My article on @TheJournal goes into more detail on the harms that these toxic algorithms cause: https://www.thejournal.ie/prev/6901718/dvOJnni9c66MA/

#Ireland #IrishPolitics #Algorithms #RecommenderSystems #ToxicAlgorithms #SocialMedia #EUPolitics #Democracy #MentalHealth #Tech #TechRegulation

I'm really happy to see political parties beginning to take toxic algorithms seriously!

We must force private, for-profit social media companies to turn off their recommender systems *for everyone* for good - so we can once again regain freedom to choose what we see online, like we had until 2014 when the doom spiral began!

https://www.fm104.ie/news/fm104-news/people-before-bill-targets-toxic-algorithms-harming-children/

#Ireland #IrishPolitics #Algorithms #RecommenderSystems #ToxicAlgorithms #SocialMedia #EUPolitics #Democracy #MentalHealth #Tech #TechRegulation

Anyone have any good book recommendations for software data #Algorithms study? I've been feeling the itch to #study again

"Zieht eure Leserschaft konsequent von US-kontrollierten Plattformen weg. Nicht irgendwann. Nicht »wenn Zeit ist«. Sondern jetzt, solange es noch geht."

Ein Appell von Mike im @kuketzblog , den ich nur unterstreichen kann. Meint zwar in erster Linie #Medien, lässt sich aber durchaus an jeden richten, der sich auf Plattformen wie Facebook, X oder Linkedin rumtreibt.
#unplugbigtech #unplugtrump #bigtech #algorithms #shadowban #fascism #DigitaleSouveränität

https://www.kuketz-blog.de/linkedin-shadow-bans-und-die-abhaengigkeit-von-us-plattformen/

AI-Generated Anti-ICE Videos Are Getting the Fanfic Treatment

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/anti-ice-videos-are-getting-the-ai-fanfic-treatment-online/

LinkedIn = abertausende, meist intelligente Menschen legen sich krumm, um einem Algorithmus zu gefallen.

#linkedin #algorithms #fail

"The idea that #disinformation and #hate can only be combated through direct #counterspeech on these platforms assumes that genuine, fair discourse takes place there. But that is precisely not the case. The #algorithms of these platforms are optimized to maximize #engagement/attention - and this is most effectively done through polarization, anger and controversy. Opposition is amplified not because it is particularly effective, but because it creates conflict that triggers more interaction.
In other words: Those who argue against disinformation on these platforms paradoxically contribute to the further dissemination of precisely this content. Contradiction is not treated as a corrective, but as fuel for the spread of disinformation."
https://leavex.eu/posts/why-stay-on-social-media-makes-no-sense/

ICE Is Using Palantir’s AI Tools to Sort Through Tips

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/ice-is-using-palantirs-ai-tools-to-sort-through-tips/

Ah, there we go. People come to loops.video, they get told ai isn’t art. And instead of asking why they post another video that fediverse sucks.

We have a whole generation that has been taught by corporate #algorithms that they’re entitled to being loved back by the social media algorithms.

This is what we’re up against: Artificial Intimacy. Real human tough love is too much for people these days.

X vừa mở mã nguồn thuật toán của For You feed! Thuật toán này quyết định những gì bạn thấy trên mạng xã hội. Các giai đoạn bao gồm: candidate retrieval, scoring và filtering. #XAlgorithm #ForYouFeed #MạngXãHội #ThuậtToán #Algorithms #SocialMedia

https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1qpharr/walkthrough_of_xs_algorithm_that_decides_what_you/

"Other allegedly damning documents showed Meta seemingly bragging that “teens can’t switch off from Instagram even if they want to” and an employee declaring, “oh my gosh yall IG is a drug,” likening all social media platforms to “pushers".

Link: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/01/tiktok-settles-hours-before-landmark-social-media-addiction-trial-starts/

#meta #algorithms #tiktok #capitalism

🪞🧠 Why #selfawareness is the key to #artificialintelligence 🔑🤖

#Machines can appear astonishingly powerful—smart, efficient, even creative. But what we recognize in them is primarily our own human #intelligence, translated into #algorithms, #datastructures, and #computationalprocesses.

🎥 https://youtu.be/1ouxs6P3Enc

📎https://philosophies.de/index.php/2022/11/20/das-verkoerperte-bewusstsein/

#Zoomposium #ThomasFuchs #Consciousness #MachineConsciousness #PhilosophyOfMind #Anthropology #Digitalization

@qgustavor @fluffykittycat @eff There is no way to "verify age" without basically self-doxxing.

• The only solution to that problem is either ban #AntisocialMedia (or rather the #antisocial aspects designed to maximize #screentime, incite emoptional reations [#RageBait] as well as #Ads and #Algorithms that are "skinnering " users into abusive patterns by exploiting #Gambling and other mechanics against them.

But since #regulation won't happen (instead only #Cyberfascism would), the only feasible option is to teach #TechLiteracy & #MediaLiteracy and get people off #CorporateAntisocialMediaPlatforms!

Basic Multiple-Precision Long Division, sixth post in a series of six on multiple-precision algorithms https://janmr.com/posts/multiple-precision/06-basic-long-division/ #ComputerScience #MultiplePrecision #numbers #algorithms

@fluffykittycat @etchedpixels @doboprobodyne still, #Algorithms that reward #RageBait and other shit to maximize screentime should be outlawed!

There is so much to he said about the hypocrisy of France's proposed #SocialMediaBan for children, but let's start with this quote from President #Macron:

"The emotions of our #children and #teenagers are not for sale or to be manipulated, either by American #platforms or Chinese #algorithms."

As if those were the only two God-given options. He'd rather ban an entire idea than help us build something better.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/27/france-social-media-ban-under-15s

#DigitalRights #AccessToInformation #FreeExpression

My data have not been verified but my work is highly reproducible.
- Downloads (csv, img, dump) ➡️ https://decompwlj.com/
- Algorithms ➡️ https://oeis.org/wiki/Decomposition_into_weight_*_level_%2B_jump#Algorithms

#decompwlj #math #mathematics #maths #sequence #OEIS #Downloads #Algorithms #numbers #primes #PrimeNumbers #FundamentalTheoremOfArithmetic #sequences #NumberTheory #classification #integer #decomposition #number #theory #equation #graphs #sieve #fundamental #theorem #arithmetic #research #PARIGP

Bluesky is An Ontological Space for Sadomasochism, Trolling, & Schadenfreude

So, during the initial exodus from Twitter after it became X following Elon Musk’s purchase, many people left but kept their accounts, purposefully to bully, surveil, antagonize, and troll others. People—including me—moved to Bluesky, Mastodon, or both, and used their Twitter accounts purely for harassment and similar behavior. Essentially, X became the place you went to act like a dumpster fire. Because most people within occult niches are highly toxic, I tend to not only block them but also block anyone they follow for reasons I’m about to explain.

I really only use that account to criticize occulture, post nudes, or share YouTube videos. Since I’m aware of fed posting, I avoid commenting on political topics or anarchist discourse on the Clearnet. Keep that in mind. If you scroll through my profile, you’ll see me poking fun at chaotes, posting nudes, gushing about or complaining about my husband, sharing dating horror story YouTube videos, or pet grooming videos. If you look at my likes, you’ll only see gay porn, mathematics papers, engineering papers, etc. There’s no mention of anything political, especially genocides.

There was a person I’d never interacted with who was part of a starter pack for occultists. I blocked them. Then I woke up this morning to find I was added to this list:

Chomsky Honks
Genocide apologist posting cringe from a Starbucks as it burns down around them

So, with all that in mind, these occultists I’ve never interacted with added me to a list. I am neither invested in Bluesky nor strongly connected to their network, primarily because I block almost everyone on it and don’t ever look at any feeds whatsoever, including the Home, followers, or Discover feeds. Therefore, the posts I do interact with are from pockets of people way outside my network. It’s kind of like driving to the bathhouse in Atlanta from a small town in Bubbafuck, Georgia, because everyone in your small town is garbage. Same idea, ontologically.

Honestly, I don’t care, because I’ve mostly moved back to Mastodon and blog more.

What they’ve done is implicitly a form of defamation, because they feel slighted and justified in defaming someone they don’t know, simply because a stranger they’ve never spoken to blocked them. I tend to do a basic block on anyone who blocks me, because if you’ve decided you don’t want to see me, there’s probably no good-faith reason for us to engage in the future. It’s likely there’s some malicious intent later on. As you can see with this, I was correct.

So, in order for them to know I blocked them, they had to continuously check who had blocked them, and they believe people who block them should be punished through bullying. Since the description of the list doesn’t fit me, they retaliated out of malice. The idea behind these cliques is pretty simple: they feel threatened by anyone who rejects their normative statements because it means they are being rejected, and they view any form of dissent as an existential threat. As a result, they believe people who reject them, set boundaries, or dissent from the consensus of their culture need to be punished, and the AT protocol provides convenient tools for brigading. Ironically, these people are anti-fascist yet have a very Christian-like evangelical way of viewing the world. The lack of insight is pretty funny.

I’m the child of cult leaders and members with Cluster B personalities, so I’m not clutching my pearls, especially since I’m already set up elsewhere outside of Bluesky. They do not have the means to impose significant consequences on me, so I find it amusing. I genuinely find it funny how they eat each other. I’m not calling anyone to action—I’m just enjoying the fire.

This person wasn’t aware of who I was. We never interacted, and being added to a list that defames me happened directly after I blocked them without any prior interaction. I saw their account from the firehose and wasn’t algorithmically presented with it, meaning we’re not even in the same clique. Now, if they had said something like “spams hashtags, trolls, makes alts,” that would make sense.

When you look at it for what it is, they wanted to defame, disparage, and brigade—punitive actions because they interpreted a boundary as hostile. This is projection, as they are weaponizing a mechanism to enforce boundaries. Do I care? No. I’m just pointing out how it turned its predecessor, X, into what it is now. It became a place for people to harass others, not a space for genuine, good-faith discussions, connections, or even debates. That is not my interpretation.

Well, to anyone who knows, you might ask: Did they block you because you have a particular reputation? No. I am a Web 1.0 mage, so the networks I’m known in have roots and associations in the old forums. The occulture people who have fixated on me for years go all the way back to Wizard Forums, the psionics forums, the unsolved mystery forums, etc., from the early 2000s. If you’re a circa 2016 social media influencer mage, you probably wouldn’t know me—primarily because the moment I see you, I’ll block you. There’s also a moderation block list just for me and my alts.

This behavior is typical of the culture on Bluesky, so much so that it’s a common complaint people now have—many no longer view block lists as legitimate moderation tools. People are being advised to be skeptical of lists with a large number of people.

Oh, I’m not playing the victim here. I don’t care, because I could easily get back at them. I’m infamously vindictive and petty. More importantly, it supports my point and vindicates me. I’m not signaling victimhood; rather, I’m pointing out a culture, albeit one I participate in. Tying this back to my initial point: part of what signaled the death of Twitter as a serious forum and its transformation into X was the bullying. A while ago, I did a phylogenetic memetic analysis that basically showed how the culture on Bluesky is highly derivative of image boards. But don’t you bully and troll people? Yes, yes, I do – on Bluesky, and the lack of moderation and culture enable it. That’s my point.

Bluesky is an accelerationist and reactionary platform that gives you the tools to surveil and harass people. The developers of Bluesky and the AT Protocol have explicitly said they are technological accelerationists and libertarians. I’m not virtue signaling here; rather, I am saying Bluesky is a reactionary platform, so its culture should be understood as performative, hostile, and adversarial—not cooperative or collaborative. Just like Twitter. You can’t do what I do on Bluesky on the fediverse, because the culture won’t allow it.

You saw this type of behavior on Tumblr, where the population carrying the memetics of that culture migrated to Twitter and now Bluesky. Essentially, Bluesky became a place where malice, bullying, and hostile behavior became so normalized that I’m not even upset about lists being weaponized like this. For example, I’m not posting this on Bluesky, and I, myself, have bullied people on Bluesky. But I behave myself on Mastodon. I am using myself as an example. The trolling is happening on Bluesky. The thoughtful posts are happening on Mastodon. The blog this will be posted on is federated, so this is being posted to the fediverse.

That’s what happened to Twitter. It started normalizing hostile, toxic behavior, so that people left the platform and only returned to Twitter for schadenfreude. I have my own WordPress fediverse instance. I am just on Bluesky for the schadenfreude.

Deepfake ‘Nudify’ Technology Is Getting Darker—and More Dangerous

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/deepfake-nudify-technology-is-getting-darker-and-more-dangerous/

Mashable: Why the algorithm serves you wedding content when you just got divorced. “Across social platforms, users describe being quietly ushered through a narrow, linear life script, one that often resembles something like dating → engagement → wedding → pregnancy → parenting. These systems assume users are progressing along an expected trajectory. When lives diverge from that path, […]