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1. sehans+(OP)[view] [source] 2024-02-02 09:16:26
No, before Elon the blue tick was just a blue tick next to your name. Now posts by blue ticks are also sorted before other posts in the interface.
replies(1): >>TeMPOr+i2
2. TeMPOr+i2[view] [source] 2024-02-02 09:45:00
>>sehans+(OP)
Before Elon, posts on Twitter were sorted and hidden at the whim of engagement-maximizing algorithm. After Elon, the same is the case, maybe with the same tweak to the algorithm.

I thought the idea that timeline sorting order on social media sites is deterministic or scrutable to the viewer is long dead by now - it's not been the case for at least a good decade now!

replies(1): >>rsynno+Db
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3. rsynno+Db[view] [source] [discussion] 2024-02-02 11:25:24
>>TeMPOr+i2
While that's true, the thing where ~all bluetick replies are promoted above ~all normal replies is a post-Musk 'innovation'. Stupid idea; there's 25 years of experience showing that pay-for-attention is corrosive to social sites (dating/hookup sites have been trying to make it work basically forever, and have generally ended up having to ration it).
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4. mlrtim+Pq[view] [source] [discussion] 2024-02-02 13:40:26
>>rsynno+Db
The point remains that Pre and Post Musk Twitter are NO different when it comes to inflammatory tweets.

The players and ordering has changed only.

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