• Ech@lemmy.ca
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    16 hours ago

    Stop using algorithm feeds, and obfuscate your online presence. Most people don’t care enough to bother, though. The convenience makes it worth the loss of privacy.

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    18 hours ago

    just experienced this firsthand.

    watched a single clip of some South American heritage dances because culture, fuck yeah. my whole feed is filled with 90% Spanish speaking content now. my searches are 100% Spanish speaking content.

    I don’t speak Spanish.

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    21 hours ago

    No. Most recent thing I searched for: How did they decide which way is “north” on the planet Mars? Good luck to any AI behaviour-tracking analysis engines trying to figure out why it was that.

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        20 hours ago

        There are two standards to choose from: Either you go by the direction it’s rotating, or you use the pole that’s on the same side of the ecliptic as earth’s north. In the case of Mars they both agree.

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    20 hours ago

    Nah, it has elements of a control system, but that isn’t the same as recursion.

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    20 hours ago

    Which is why online privacy is a big deal even if you don’t have “something to hide.” Use any of the plethora of other search options available besides Google. Use tracker blockers and link scrubbers whenever possible. Block any unnecessary cookies. And use fingerprint protection whenever possible. VPNs can be helpful in many cases too. No reason not to and it’s pretty quick and easy to do.

  • PiraHxCx@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    19 hours ago

    My mom is always so sure about the political landscape because of what the algorithm feeds her, she believes that everyone sees what she is seeing and knows what she knows. It’s hard to make her understand people are living in completely different worlds now, receiving completely different feeds.

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    20 hours ago

    Also, art is a product of its time, and it influences what people think during that time. For example, The Boys frequently references the Trump administration.