It will also come with an open source “For You” algorithm. I’ve been wishing the fediverse do this since I joined and it took literally banning TikTok for it to happen in the span of a few months by dansup for Loops, who thankfully has a favorable outlook on the use of algorithms on the fediverse.
It’s easy to forget that algorithms were originally added to social media as a benefit to the user. It’s easy to miss the content you want to see when you follow lots of accounts.
I would love to see an algorithm that allows for manual adjustment. Kagi search allows a user to raise or lower the priority of individual results. I can’t think of another platform or service that does this explicitly. Most do it implicitly through various forms of engagement.
Great name
Fucking hate short videos but if this gets normies on the federated side then I’m all for it
Wait, you want the normies here?
I consider myself a normie. It took me awhile to understand the fediverse.
We are already here.
Normies = lurkers
I was wondering when someone was going to create a Fediverse platform like this. Figured it would be the folks at either PixelFed or Peertube. Can’t wait to try it out!
This is well timed considering the TikTok ban timeline. Loops will have enough time to sort out any bugs or issues right now with a slow trickle of traffic and then probably grow exponentially in the power vacuum left behind when TikTok vanishes from the various app stores.
I don’t think Loops will have the addicting effect like TikTok, which is a good thing, but I feel like that’s what most people want.
Good.
I hope there will be a filter to filter by content format
Love the fediverse.
Cool, a whole new way to learn about what every type of penis looks like
