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Mastodon users accuse its algorithms of favoring ad tech accounts

Original: 🗨️ 👩🏽‍💻 You don't need a # study to conclude that # mastodon social 's # algorithms favor # ad # tech , and # US # marke

A Mastodon user is complaining that mastodon.social's ranking algorithms favor ad tech and US market-focused accounts, saying posts from accounts run by real people with fewer followers receive over 20 boosts on average while their own reach stalls. The claim, made without a formal study, is fueling broader discussion about whether the decentralized network's feed curation quietly privileges commercial and American content over ordinary users.

Why now: Frustration over visibility and algorithmic reach on mastodon.social is resonating with users who suspect commercial bias in what gets amplified.

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• 🗨️ 👩🏽‍💻 You don't need a # study to conclude that # mastodon social 's # algorithms favor # ad # tech , and # US # markets # news even though many accounts are supposedly run by real people and have fewer followers than I do, yet average over 20 boosts, while I'm limping along… · villebooks · 3

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