To begin with, recommendations should be optional and, when enabled, under the control of the user.
This was my (optional) recommendation. Have a nice day!
@mosseri
It would be best if Threads recommended nothing.
If I haven't followed someone, I shouldn't see posts from them. The only time I should see content from someone I haven't followed is when that content is a reply to a post from someone I do follow. (Ideally, I would be able to optionally mute or hide even replies from those I don't follow.)
**The less Threads does, the better it will be.**
(Note: I follow none of the scantily clad women whose pictures now fill my Threads feed.)
It should be an option for a user to only get posts in their feed from people they follow.
But, it's pretty clear that many people have left Mastodon for platforms like Threads, because they would like content recommended to them.
I believe that is a vaid choice and there is nothing wrong with a platform providing that choice to users if they want it.
Threads does not provide their users with the choice to turn off recommendations. They should do so.
Ideally, they should also support alternative recommendation providers. If customers do value recommendations, then I, or anyone, should be able to participate in a competitive marketplace for recommendation providers.
@sheislaurence @bobwyman @mosseri
People leave Mastodon for lots of reasons. I would never suggest that the primary reason is the lack of recommendations. However, I believe what people have told me.
Friends of mine have told me that they prefer platforms like Threads, because it provides more interesting content than they are getting from Mastodon.
This is due in part to the fact that Threads recommends content. This is especialy helpful for new users.
@mosseri I asked you previously why Threads deemphasizes replies, but now I get it.
It's to disincentivize clapblacking as an form of interaction
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