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I recently started using Bluesky and noticed something interesting. Under the "Getting Started" section, it says things like "Teach our algorithm what you like." Bluesky is supposed to be decentralized, so why does it even have an algorithm? Isn’t the whole point of decentralization to avoid centralized control, including things like content algorithms? Is this algorithm centralized, or is it designed to run locally within the decentralized structure (like on individual servers)?

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[–] Lemmchen@feddit.org 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

What you call an algorithm here is a recommendation engine. I don't see why they should avoid having something like that. Ideally they would have a modular system, so you could plug in your own favorite third-party engine.