It’s clear that many people don’t understand how the algorithms work. There is no such thing as “bad” engagement on these platforms. Engagement is engagement. Whether you’re supporting the content or violently opposing it, you’re feeding into boosting it further.
If you’re sick and tired of algorithms pushing crap on you that you don’t like, you need to ignore it.
Tools like Firefly that remove you from the algorithm definitely help, but as long as people are engaging with the content, the problem will never go away.
It’s clear that many people don’t understand how the algorithms work. There is no such thing as “bad” engagement on these platforms. Engagement is engagement. Whether you’re supporting the content or violently opposing it, you’re feeding into boosting it further.
If you’re sick and tired of algorithms pushing crap on you that you don’t like, you need to ignore it.
Tools like Firefly that remove you from the algorithm definitely help, but as long as people are engaging with the content, the problem will never go away.