Claes de Vreese ☑️
🌳 🐝 Wendy 🌍💚@claesdevreese @academicchatter do you think it's because there is less competition/followers on Mastodon, or because there is no algorithm, which consequentially/naturally emphasizes good posts, in stead of posts that cause outrage?
Dr. Alexandre Santerne 🌍@wendyhk @claesdevreese @academicchatter on Twitter folks are relying on the algorithm. Their TL is mainly controlled by the AI. Unpaid users are shadow banned.
Here, folks are relying on other people boosts. By construction, there should be more engagements here.
Also, there isn’t commercial posts every couple toots here.
Anne Carpenter@claesdevreese @wendyhk @academicchatter @AlexSanterne I suspect a lot of accounts on Twitter are dormant (if not bots). I find much LESS activity on my posts here, but I had a large following on Twitter so I suspect the algorithm is the root cause of our disparity. I don’t mind, though! Happy to make that small sacrifice to no longer support a for profit tool that can be manipulated by bad actors.
@DrAnneCarpenter @wendyhk @academicchatter @AlexSanterne All of the above. And: Mastodon users are active and supportive. Less passive audience.
Egg@claesdevreese @DrAnneCarpenter @academicchatter @AlexSanterne I hope it keeps up. I have burned out on so many platforms because I feel I’m one of like ten users who want actual conversation. Don’t get me wrong, I can’t avoid the occasional funny reply if it fits. But I enjoy seeing real talk coming to #mastodon as well.