I know the #Instagram and #Meta #algorithm have been serving up utter crap /straight up misinformation / conspiracy insanity / #aislop for a while now but has anyone else noticed a marked uptick lately?
My Insta feed has been ludicrous the past month, especially since the latest Epstein files release. It's utterly exhausting. Perhaps the upside is being increasingly less inclined to visit Instagram. #Instaslop?
Addicted to the #algorithm: how Big Tech lobbies to keep us hooked on #socialmedia
- https://corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/addicted-algorithm-how-big-tech-lobbies-keep-us-hooked-social-media "With Trumpists and far-right allies likely to join the chorus against the DFA, the Commission’s own drive for deregulation at all costs is not helping the chances of strong legislation."
"a customizable algorithm for the federated social media platform Mastodon that can free you from the tyranny of Mastodon's reverse chronological order timeline."
https://github.com/michelcrypt4d4mus/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed?tab=readme-ov-file
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“Saying that a social-media feed is the product of users is like saying that a hot dog is the product of cattle.”
#algorithm #feed #socialmedia #addiction
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https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/27/social-media-youth-addiction-trial-00747653
Because I've figured out how to hack the #algorithm here and it's dirt simple to do it yourself
bsky.app/profile/vast...
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:divsr6yqopdmsxsl23ih2l52/post/3mayxmpfdck22
On TikTok, it’s not you exploring the feed — it’s the feed exploring you.
And it’s doing it in real time
Tiktok, ce n'est pas vous qui explorez le flux; c'est le flux qui vous explore.
Et en plus, en temps réel.
@bkastl Base64 ist keine #Verschlüsselung, sondern ein algorithmischer Trick, binäre Daten mit 64 druckbaren Zeichen darzustellen. So können sie beispielsweise einfacher übers Internet (HTTP und HTTPS Protokoll) übertragen werden, sogar direkt in der URL.
Es gibt Online-Tools, um diese Codierung zu erstellen bzw. zu dekodieren. Zum Beispiel:
March 15, 2016.
The day Instagram announced algorithmic feeds.
Their excuse: "You miss 70% of posts."
Translation: "We're taking control of what you see."
8 years later:
- 40% ads
- Only 10% of friends' posts reach you
- 60% is strangers you never chose
You didn't choose this.
Full timeline: https://snugg.social/en/blog/when-did-social-media-get-so-bad
Is it just me or are the auto generated Deezer playlist that has a genre as name configured to start with that genre and then gradually move away?
Maybe the playlist name is geberated from a cluster centroid and the sequence is based on increasing distance from the centroid.
On slop, algorithms, and the downgrading of humanity. Thanks to @mttaggart for sharing this.
"Do not renounce your ability to think."
The Holey See: Message of his holiness Pope Leo XIV for the 60th World Day of Social Communications https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/messages/communications/documents/20260124-messaggio-comunicazioni-sociali.html #algorithm #deepfake #BigTech
Growing vs Thriving
Are you just wasting your time following seemingly successful people who can tell you how
does jordan curve #theorem lead to point in polygon #algorithm ?
#geospatial #gis
It is a matter of time before Quantum Computing gains the ability to crack today’s core public key encryption methods.
Our latest post on TechAptitude outlines the efforts by NIST to generate new cryptography standards to help withstand future quantum powered cyber attacks. Check it out!
https://techaptitude.substack.com/p/quantum-technologies-nist-drives #Cryptography #Quantum #QuantumTechnology #QuantumComputing #NIST #FIPS #CodeBreaker #Encryption #QDay #PQC #PostQuantumCryptography #Passwords #Ciphers #Algorithm #TechAptitude
A better and #symbolic #deeplearning #algorithm in #commonLisp .
https://screwlisp.small-web.org/fundamental/a-better-deep-learning-algorithm/
I hope I come across as slightly tongue-in-cheek! Though all my points and notes are in fact genuine.
tl;dr I define completely explainable and interpretable deep learning / inferencing in terms of operations on sets of symbols.
I think it successfully underscores the wild misapprehensions about deep learning that abound in the wild. What do you think?
Dijkstra’s algorithm finds the shortest path from one starting point to every other point in a network, always choosing the next closest hop step by step 😎👇
It is widely used across the tech industry to power shortest-path calculations in mapping services, network routing, logistics systems, gaming AI, and large-scale graph analytics platforms
Find high-res pdf ebooks with all my #technology related infographics from https://study-notes.org
Shor's algorithm is a #Quantum #Algorithm for finding the prime factors of an integer. It was developed in 1994 by the American mathematician Peter #Shor.
Theoretical existence of Shor's algorithm has prompted a global shift toward "post-quantum" cryptography to secure data against future quantum threats.
https://knowledgezone.co.in/posts/Shors-Algorithm-6973001ab5418ed54c831fae
This One #Algorithm Will Truly Change Our #World : Medium
The #Structure of this #Sentence is a dead #Giveaway that #AI wrote it : Misc
Behind the #Curtain: The #Job #Replacement #AI #Machine : Misc
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