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I know everyone in the fediverse hates the idea of recommendation algorithms because they're easily abused and gamed on the other platforms, but I still think either apps or dedicated recommendation services that can be tweaked/inspected by the users could be a welcome addition.
As it is now, I basically have my app set to browse all and I block communities/instances I'm not interested in, but if it grows larger I don't think that would continue working.
100%, my main issue with all the "new" social medias coming out is that they lack a recommendation algorithm which basically blocks growth for any small communities (/creators depending on platform) and does not allow me to have an interesting feed.
On Xitter I always browsed the For You page and on the daily found new creators that posted interesting stuff that I wouldn't have seen otherwise. Now I just browse like you said on All and blocking communities I don't want there, but its already obvious to me there's wayyyy too much news and nothing else there. All I see is Trump Trump Tesla Trump and a bit of memes inbetween.
Have you tried adding a keyword filter using Ublock? !newtolemmy@lemmy.ca has a pinned post with a guide on how to do it
Its not that I don't want that content at all, its that my entire feed is filled with it that is the issue.
I personally have an alt for news that I check once every few days. Being able to block Trump and Musk all of the time is quite nice.