diff --git a/content/notes/ideas-for-filtering-fediverse-timelines.md b/content/notes/ideas-for-filtering-fediverse-timelines.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cf1c62d --- /dev/null +++ b/content/notes/ideas-for-filtering-fediverse-timelines.md @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +--- +title: "Ideas for filtering fediverse timelines" +date: 2023-11-30T23:07:03-08:00 +syndicatedCopies: + - title: 'The Fediverse' + url: 'https://pleroma.envs.net/notice/AcMGTR34H4DXkCt1zk' +--- +An alternative to controversial recommendation algorithms is timeline-filtering algorithms. Feeling pressured to scroll through too much is unhealthy and lends itself to addiction; filtering things down once a user scrolls down far enough should be a welcome **opt-in** feature. + +For example, a mutuals-only filter combined with a minimum-interaction-count filter could be a good way to "catch up" quickly after a long absence. Only showing posts common across a set of timelines is another; for example, I would like to see a filtered view of Akkoma's bubble timeline restricted to what's on my home timeline. + +Conditionally showing reblogs is another way to filter. Unread reblogs from mutuals should be the only visible reblogs I have scrolled down far enough.