Me too Professor. I'm not here to create content or discussion like you or other people. I'm here to consume and participate. So it is much easier for me to defend myself. I am fan of collective defense.
I can't give a technical explanation, so I can only report my little experiment: after blocking Elon Moscow on Twitter/X, my TL previously saturated with galore of posts of far-right, #MAGA cult and Russian propaganda, magically became clean again! My TL used to be clean until Musk arrived...🤨
I have Elon blocked on X and I have a significant number of right-wing posts. I blocked him right after he called someone a pedo years ago, so it may have been too early to spot the difference.
Before blocking him, it was a nightmare. It was like being overwhelmed by waves of far-right BS. After blocking Elon Moscow, the calm. Only profiles I interact with or related to the ones I follow. I don't know what would happen unblocking and blocking again Musk, but I don't want to try my luck 😂
Same experience on Xitter for me. Blocking the Musk completely changed the nature of my timeline for the better.
Musks account seems to heavily sway the weighting of the algoryrhm.
It's really #weird how Elon Moscow basically turned into a far-right, pro-Russia propagandist so suddenly. I used to like his tweets before X. few but interesting ones. But with X his soul became corrupted by something like the Ring of Power of LotR (or Russian whispers) 😅
Putin and Russia are nothing but a monkey with the ultimate grenade in their hand. Now we have trump, a guy who adores the monkey because of what the monkey can give him, more bananas. Who will appease the monkey and state to all that we will have peace in our time. If the monkey is made happy.
Inspired by your experiments I revived my Bluesky account with about a dozend interactions this morning. My prior activities on X activated mostly sex bots. Here I gained double digit likes/shares/followers - anectdotal but obvious difference.
I just want you to know that I literally just now followed you here on Blue sky and didn't interact with the posts you discussed in your video.
Thank you for supporting democracy at home and in Ukraine 🇺🇦 Ukraine will win
What would have been nice and in my opintion was missing, is to try a pro Trump or so post on both platforms and see the numbers. But still interesting.
I suspect part of it is that of the followers gained over 2 years on Twitter, many are now inactive. Whereas so many people are new on Bluesky that, and are active as they've followed you in the last couple of days, they are more likely to interact. People seeing vs reacting is a better measure.
It is more than just throttling of specific tweets.
I think that after a few tweets, likes, reposts and comments it places you in an algorithm that silences you.
Then he started removing followers.
People were c/o & noticing they have unfollowed accounts, but they never selected to unfollow.
Can it be a combination off throttling of tweets with certain words, emojis, sentences and discrimination of profiles with certain words, emojis, locations and so on?
I suspect ur seeing more engagement on bsky bc of ppl like myself. I never saw the point of Twitter/X, just felt like a divisive and toxic bot playground, so didn't use it. Bsky is another go at making a community, so I'm here to try!
This community are the kind of persons that care about Ukraine.
And because of this, I have now discovered this account. So...yeah.
I'm getting the same feeling here as when I first discovered NAFO in the summer of 22: things are bad, but I'm nowhere near alone, and I really can speak up and help out. My voice can be heard.
Prof X Dead .Pathetic attempts by Elon to create Right wing insanity. As a fellow Irish Republican from Ireland/Pittsburgh I can only vent at pathetic attempt at Trump/et al at to recreate another Putinesk MEGALOMENICAL dictatorship in my adopted homeland. Save Ukraine, hit them hard, hit them often
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Musks account seems to heavily sway the weighting of the algoryrhm.
It's really #weird how Elon Moscow basically turned into a far-right, pro-Russia propagandist so suddenly. I used to like his tweets before X. few but interesting ones. But with X his soul became corrupted by something like the Ring of Power of LotR (or Russian whispers) 😅
Wait, let me check... yes, Elon Moscow's still blocked ahaha
https://bsky.jazco.dev/stats
Thank you for supporting democracy at home and in Ukraine 🇺🇦 Ukraine will win
I think that after a few tweets, likes, reposts and comments it places you in an algorithm that silences you.
Then he started removing followers.
People were c/o & noticing they have unfollowed accounts, but they never selected to unfollow.
Russia must end. 🤙
This community are the kind of persons that care about Ukraine.
Thanks for addressing it (and thanks for your reports on YouTube.
I'm getting the same feeling here as when I first discovered NAFO in the summer of 22: things are bad, but I'm nowhere near alone, and I really can speak up and help out. My voice can be heard.
Anyway, followed.
I hope it stays this way.