"Social network Bluesky, which on Friday announced a new milestone of 40 million users, will soon start testing "dislikes" as a way to improve personalization on its main Discover feed and others. The news was shared alongside a host of other conversation control updates and changes, which include smaller tweaks to replies, improved detection of toxic comments, and other ways to prioritize more relevant conversations to the individual user."
"As users "dislike" posts, the system will learn what sort of content they want to see less of. This will help to inform more than just how content is ranked feeds, but also reply rankings. The company explained the changes are designed to make Bluesky a place for more "fun, genuine, and respectful exchanges" - an edict that follows a month of unrest on the platform as some users again criticized the platform over its moderation decisions."
Bluesky announced it will begin beta testing 'dislikes' to improve personalization across its Discover feed and reply rankings. The dislike signal will let the system learn which content users prefer to see less of and adjust ranking accordingly. The company plans additional conversation-control updates including reply tweaks, improved toxic comment detection, ranking updates, design changes, and feedback tools. Bluesky emphasizes user-controlled moderation with features like moderation lists, content filters, muted words, subscription to moderation service providers, and the ability to detach quote posts. The updates follow platform unrest about moderation and aim to promote more fun, genuine, and respectful exchanges.
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