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Max Read on how the Internet Got Infested With Garbage

2024/11/8
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Tracy Alloway 和 Joe Weisenthal:Twitter 等平台由于算法驱动和商业利益导向,导致内容质量下降,充斥着垃圾信息和虚假内容,新闻获取也变得更加困难。他们认为,平台为了增加用户参与度和营收,牺牲了内容的真实性和可靠性,使得用户难以获取高质量的新闻和信息。他们还讨论了不同平台(如Twitter、TikTok、Reddit)的算法机制及其对内容的影响,以及用户如何应对这些变化。 Max Read:互联网平台的演变,特别是Facebook 和 Twitter,导致内容同质化,充斥着算法推送的低质量内容,以及 AI 生成的虚假信息,传统媒体和新闻传播方式受到冲击。他分析了 Facebook 和 Twitter 的发展历程,以及它们如何从追求搜索引擎优化转向追求用户分享和点击率,从而导致内容类型发生变化。他还讨论了 AI 生成内容对社交媒体平台的影响,以及如何区分真实信息和虚假信息。他认为,平台为了追求用户参与度和盈利,往往会忽视内容的质量和真实性,导致平台上充斥着大量垃圾信息和虚假信息。

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The hosts reminisce about the past state of the internet, discussing how platforms like Twitter and Reddit have changed due to profit imperatives, political motivations, and AI.
  • Twitter and Reddit have evolved significantly due to profit pressures and AI.
  • Reddit allows better curation of feeds compared to Twitter and TikTok.

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There was a a point in time when Twitter used to be good for breaking news. Social media outlets like Instagram and Facebook were great for keeping up with friends. There used to be websites that people would refresh throughout the day, reading news or gossip from sources they knew and trusted. Now, most of that has gone -- or at least changed dramatically. A combination of profit imperatives, political motivations, and AI have upended much of that old internet. So what happened? Why has the web become a home of slop and sludge? We speak to Max Read, the author of the Read Max newsletter, to understand today's internet, and where things are going next.

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