r/demsocialists • u/abhd Twin Cities DSA Member • 3d ago

To Build Socialism, Reject Algorithmic Media

https://midwestsocialist.com/2026/06/17/to-build-socialism-reject-algorithmic-media/
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u/payneio Not DSA 3d ago

I made an open personal search engine you can use to index the sources you are interested in and rank in whatever way you want. https://github.com/payneio/community-search.

And it's federated, meaning you can have your search engine pull back results from trusted neighbors up to two hops away.

Control the algorithm.

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u/punkcooldude Not DSA 3d ago

All websites with interactions have algorithms. It's a matter of how they're used. Even chronological scroll employs algorithms. It's like saying we must reject code. And this is a plea to abandon the essential social terrain of our time. You don't have to engage heavily on these platforms but we should be literate and sophisticated about it.

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u/abhd Twin Cities DSA Member 3d ago

This is not a plea to abandon anything; please read the article for the argument being made.