• bamboo@lemm.ee
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    6 months ago

    This is a bad take. Yes, “algorithm” is a vague term, but it’s incorrect to suggest that they’re easily cloned. These algorithms are what makes social media companies. Without them, they wouldn’t have the same kind of user engagement. It’s why, outside of the fediverse, social media companies try to hide or demote linear timelines. It’s why they pour most of the R&D money into the recommendation algorithms.

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        6 months ago

        algorithm is a word employed here to help dumb down the concept of the IP that people will want to buy from tiktok; no one means a literal algorithm.

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          6 months ago

          That was my original point. The media and hence business / management use this term (incorrectly)

          They could just say IP, or platform, or service, or implementation. But I guess saying algorithm makes everyone sound smart.