Mastodon would make a fantastic place to experiment with open source recommendation algorithms. It now has enough users that this is interesting.
@jonathanstray as long as 100% optional and tinkerproof
@LaureM Optional definitely, tinkerproof definitely not! The point is to learn something about them.
@jonathanstray tinkerproof: meaning #algorithms can’t be artificially juiced by inauthentic networks.
@LaureM Yes, I understand. I think experimental recommender systems shouldn't worry about that too much, but it becomes a problem when something becomes more widely used.