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   silverpill (silverpill@mitra.social)'s status on Saturday, 29-Mar-2025 21:42:14 JST silverpill

   @grishka Algorithmic feeds can be implemented in Fediverse without changing to protocol. ActivityPub relays already work as very simple algorithmic feeds, but they can be much more advanced if needed.

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     silverpill (silverpill@mitra.social)'s status on Sunday, 30-Mar-2025 01:52:55 JST silverpill

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     @chris @grishka Yes, AP relay that covers entire Fediverse would be resource-hungry, but AP works fine without relays. In ATP relay is a required component, so the cost of running it can't be ignored.

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     chris@mitra.northumbria.me's status on Sunday, 30-Mar-2025 01:52:56 JST chris

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     @silverpill @grishka This is true, but you would see the result of an algorithm applied to the subset of Fediverse posts that the relay applies to. If a relay were to subscribe to a large number of other relays and servers and effectively cover the Fediverse, would it end up as resource-hungry as Bluesky? I suspect the resource requirements for three AT protocol are because of the design decision to act like non-frderated systems, where if an algorithm boosts your post it is boosted for everyone with similar interests.

     I can see the possibility of topic based relays in a federated environment. These relays would have to be able to say to other relays and instances "give me everything related to Chipmunks" or whatever, and collect a smaller stream of relevant posts from a larger number of sources. This might be more scalable.