Not sure if it’s the algorithm here, who else I follow, or just a glut of this kind of thing, but my feed is flooded with aggressively lefty memes. Downvote, but still – is there nowhere to be free from foreign propaganda bots? - ThreadSky

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ruggles.bsky.social • 89 days ago

Not sure if it’s the algorithm here, who else I follow, or just a glut of this kind of thing, but my feed is flooded with aggressively lefty memes.

Downvote, but still – is there nowhere to be free from foreign propaganda bots?

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pamelaoliver.bsky.social•50 days ago

also there are starter packs for people studying right-wing groups as well as social movements generally, and the contentiousky feed is full of academics who study contentious politics

pamelaoliver.bsky.social•50 days ago

yeah you are only following 73 people so you can't see anything but the bots.

pamelaoliver.bsky.social•50 days ago

With some work you can block them. But it sounds like maybe you are already doing that? I have not done it but I think you can also set up a filter to block keywords you don't like. I've seen others complaining that a glut of bots had entered the site.

pamelaoliver.bsky.social•50 days ago

FWIW I follow many people and use a lot of specific feeds so I'm seeing mostly things I've chosen to see.

ruggles.bsky.social•50 days ago

I think this is the way to go. I like the variety of an algorithm and the discovery aspect, but this is the challenge inherent in trusting any tech to sort through "preferences."

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