Stop calling it the #algorithm — as in the "Twitter Algorithm".
It is a "Recommendation Engine".
https://mastodon.social/@reiver/109431742098635286
#Mastodon has an #algorithmIt is NOT true that #Twitter has an algorithm — but Mastodon doesn't. That is untrue.
Mastodon just has a different algorithm.
Mastodon is software — ALL SOFTWARE HAVE ALGORITHMS.
Mastodon just has a different algorithm. A simpler algorithm.
Mastodon's algorithm is — to display the posts of the people and hash-tags you follow, in the order they are posted, with newest posts being displayed first, and oldest last.
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