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by muted_sorts 1253 days ago
By "sludge content" are you referring to mis/disinformation, or empty content?

IMO, TikTok is fast approaching FB content curation/data quality issues (which proved quite costly for FB).

Oftentimes, effective "sludge" reduction requires sufficient user feedback (thumbs down/report/comments) and algorithmic learning. Contested concepts and "pleasure posts" can make threshold tuning a bit tricky (e.g., how empty is too empty; how misinformed is too misinformed), as imperfection encourages discourse/engagement.