Blaze (he/him)@sopuli.xyz to Reddit@lemmy.world · 3 months agoIt seems that Reddit has been prioritizing controversial posts to increase engagementold.reddit.comexternal-linkmessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1152arrow-down12
arrow-up1150arrow-down1external-linkIt seems that Reddit has been prioritizing controversial posts to increase engagementold.reddit.comBlaze (he/him)@sopuli.xyz to Reddit@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square36fedilink
minus-squarebrucethemoose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up22·3 months agoThere’s apparently another issue that’s depriorotizing “niche” subs in the recommendation algorithm, that some mod claimed was a bug. It’s pretty obvious, they’re just prioritizing generic engagement for profit.
minus-squarevxx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoMy email is still subscribed to reddit sending me recommendations. It’s always the most boring posts of unrelated subreddits that have like 6 votes. The company is so incompetent it’s astonishing.
There’s apparently another issue that’s depriorotizing “niche” subs in the recommendation algorithm, that some mod claimed was a bug.
It’s pretty obvious, they’re just prioritizing generic engagement for profit.
My email is still subscribed to reddit sending me recommendations. It’s always the most boring posts of unrelated subreddits that have like 6 votes.
The company is so incompetent it’s astonishing.