Hi i want to explore the various way we can highlight content. Currently we use vote to show our approval, discontent…and we can couple it with a bot for moderation. Or hide post below a certain score…

Some instance completly removed downvote as beehaw. Piefed is experimenting private vote. On other fediverse software, there is no downvote and we use emojis to express our feelings.

You also have website as https://slashdot.or/ where you can tell that comment was insightfull or a troll, or funny…

There is also also website that compare software or video as https://tournesol.app/

  • Do you think vote sould be private ? Public ? And why ?
  • Are you sastified with the current voting system ? And why ?
  • What other interesting software/website that tried something different do you know ?
  • What way do you imagine to highlight content and improve search, discoverability ?
  • Fedo ¶@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    18 hours ago

    Yeah, that’s concerning. However after being on the Fediverse for a while, I understand that the freedom from corporations comes in a trade-off with privacy, and even if I’m not tech savvy I’m convinced this isn’t going to change. Maybe there should more understanding about this, and we should put online only things we are totally ok with being publicly available and share private stuff only in specific places such as encrypted chats

    • TheFool@infosec.pubEnglish
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      17 hours ago

      The thing is, what’s stopping Google or Meta from spinning up an instance just to profile you? They wouldn’t even have to embrace extend extinguish they could just quietly spin one up and start reading everything. I think the Votes should only be visible to the community mods/admins but that would require a change in how the whole system works and I don’t think it’s going to happen

      • Fizz@lemmy.nzEnglish
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        12 hours ago

        A big problem with the data collection is how hidden and one sided it is. On here its out in the open, we say how it works and the data is available for anyone. On Facebook its hidden for users to speculate on what’s being collected and only Facebook and the people they sell it to have access.

        Data is very useful for making cool tools that enhance user experience and it can also be dangerous. I think the fediverse is privacy conscious enough to find the right balance.

        Personally i dont think we’ve found it and need to do more to preserve privacy.