@colinstu @TechConnectify Personally, I don't think algorithms are the problem per se. It's the lack of transparency that's the problem.

Mastodon - which is one of the many software packages that power the fediverse - is open-source code, so a quality filter that can be read and scrutinised wouldn't actually hurt the user experience whatsoever. I'd say it has to be opt-in, and maybe part of the new account onboarding process as a "do you want this?" sorta deal.