** At the beginning of August 2025, I am still working on this and find it hard to add everyone back to my list of following. I still am not seeing everyone currently and have to say at this moment I’m going to add folxs back organically.
Lets start this off with ways to help get the most out of farcaster and make sure genuine interactions and engagments are seen and those who are being authentic you are able to find and create better experiences for everyone. ESP since there are so many ALT clients coming into play having each one in your toolkit for Farcaster The Protocol is super important. Here is the list of apps I use: Recaster, Farcaster, Base, Uno, and Cura. There are also many others too like Herocast, Super, Firefly, and I’m sure I am missing so many more that exist.
Other tools include some mini apps and dune dashboards
Bulk unfollow tool
mini app https://compu-compusophy.vercel.app/ (this unfollows everyone minus yourself) by @compusophy
Base’s algo uses @mbd which "is a platform for everyone to build their own algos, it’s all about the end user first. Want it to be powerfull Personalization but also super easy to use by developers and soon by everyone!”
I have been talking about doing this for a while now and with the most recent changes to the ALGO I finally decided to see what was going on for myself.
Which I have documented before but will touch on again for reference if you are more interested to hear it from my POV please visit the Paragraph I put on chain in June 2024: From the Void to a Badge.
I have been part of farcaster since November 2023 back then I was so excited and was somehow trying to get involved. I even invited a few friends to join me in this new venture. YET when I was casting I was met only with animosity and made me feel so unwanted. I started by casting direct to the home feed and after learning about channels each time I would cast into one I was met with bullying and punished and kicked out of all of the ones I would try to engage with.
After my hiatus I came back around the third season of Degen. I was so lost as we all are when coming into a platform that is constantly changing and moving at light speed. I wondered where the warp tipping went and why there was an iflux of constests requiring participation. Promising money for XYZ.
So I started participating. Completely unaware at first that my account if I didnt recieve engagement and continued to work on getting seen, connect, and rewarded for my works I would get penilized. Maked as spam and then get completely removed and placed into a SHADOWBANNED void. Unable to even reach a support system since NO ONE understood at that time when you got SHADOWBANNED your access to send messages to the Merkel team as well as anyone else who wasn’t mutual followers was taken away.
This really makes me annoyed and perturbed that artists, folxs, and some of the best humans I know on the internet are leaving this platform left and right due to the algo pushing us down. Without artists continuing to advocate for each other and ourselves and countless others helping shape communities like the founding members of /wac I would have left months ago when I was stuck in the SHADOWBANNER void. I came back after a bad experience last year Nov/Dec 2023 where I had no idea what I did when channels came out to piss off a dev.
Then when I returned, it was a slow decay into the SHADOWBAN in APRIL to MAY. Who knows what I had done but all the sudden I was written off the face of the platform not seen by anyone screaming into the void.
How are we supposed to invite other users to this space when retention goes down each day?
I honestly think that there is something amazing about this space through all its faults and implore you to please look deeper on those who are working to make it better vs stomping on the creators here.
If so many on the timeline have been talking about this issue with out avail what are we to do?
algo feeds are basically mind control technology might unironically warrant some degree of regulation in its current state and is a vulnerability that should be addressed in the next iteration of online social
The only IDEAL outcome is that there IS abundance for all that if we continue to ask and do our best to stop resisting we can all thrive. As I constantly say you need to water from the roots since watering from the leaves or top will end up killing the plant. To stop feeling like tho I have moved out and worked for myself and others to be no longer shadow banned that even with all these “high verified” numbers that they system dishes out it means nothing. I spend hours making content, posting trying to engage with others and still I’m treading water. If I go with the flow and get taken under fighting for air. Yes I don’t know how to play their game here other than keeping my following count lower since I check three or more alt apps to make sure if someone is truly also trying like I am that they feel seen and heard.
PSA time to clean your followers meaning who you choose to follow. As we know, Farcaster shows us only a portion of what’s going on in casterland there are many other tools one can use to make sure engagement is a two-way street. One of my favorites as always is @recaster-fc. So make sure if you can get a bigger picture and zoom out. Trust me. You’ll be happy for it. Mind you I do use farcaster as my go to client. And honestly, I need to see if Coinbase wallet allows for more visibility and information there as well. I just need to get better at putting that one into my toolkit. Remember, even when the algorithm hides us, it is important for visibility trust circles, and growth here by making sure we are putting our energy in the right places if somebody unfollows you feel free to do it back if anything it might benefit both of y’all in your chances of getting into the algorithm and actually being seen.
All and all you can see this is something that has been going on for years and as things change I decided to take it into my own hands to try and understand waht is going on in the HOPES that we can make it better and stand up together.
I’m going to be refreshing all my following soon to see how the algo through removing who I follow. I have been talking about this for a while more than a few months and honestly the algo hasn't gotten better so now with this tag from @pichi I’m going to be just ripping off the bandaid. Please remember this is an experiment. The app being used is created by @compusophy and I have downloaded the backup file https://farcaster.xyz/miniapps/zuk8qhrAxueF/compusophy
First of all I used this tool to document all 444 accounts I have previously kept as following
to be completely transparent I have had issues with the fact that yes
I’m running an experiment
People have ways to quicky unfollow those who don’t follow them back
which I FIND is so werid when we PREACH that we hate the concept of FOLLOW FOR FOLLOW yet somehow we are still really keen on having it
I may be following less folks than before especially if its been a while since we have engaged PLEASE remember that how the ALGO treats followers that are deemed good quality MEANING spam label 2 who are ACTIVE and part of your follow count ACTUALLY HURTS your social score on this platform vs helping it since it shows that YOU are reaching less folks that are ENGAGING back with you and thus it is HARDER to rank higher in the FARCASTER ecosystem to be seen and rewarded for YOUR contribution.
TBA I’m still slowly adding back those I have followed before or most of them unsure if I’m gonna add everyone back to be completely transparent. FYI TL:DR Having someone labeled as “trustworthy” follow you without ever engaging can actually hurt your visibility and ability to earn rewards on this protocol. If they’re active but not interacting with your posts, it signals low engagement — which works against you NOT for you. Please remember this has been an experiment of visibility even at a small scale. It’s been weird and disheartening at times. It’s extremely disconcerting that even at this small stage I’m still not seeing everyone that I am following currently. THIS TRULY WORRIES ME ABOUT THIS ALGO HERE ON FARCASTERS PROTOCOL.
The algo being changed is something that has been going on since this app has started. It seems at times that it is YES better than web2 yet at time it seems to be running into the the same issues that we are trying to move past.
uno.fun is working on one https://farcaster.xyz/erica/0x515ef2a2 from their application says co-founder @erica
The below are to see how activity and engagement run accross your account and others on the network.
These are for unfollowing folxs who care about Follow 4 Follow
https://farcaster.xyz/miniapps/kPXo6xjxa3KG/followback (please keep in mind this one you do have to pay a small fee to mint the NFT accessing the mini app) by @cashlessman.eth
https://dune.com/queries/5538652 Dune query by @bytebot Antisocial Farcaster Users
https://farcasteruserstats.com/tools/unfollow (this one is older from the days of powerbadges it’s old and possibly not maintained and use at your own risk) unknown origin|creator
Follow checker based on FIDs
https://recaster.org/tool/follow-checker from Recaster by @haole
All all in one mini app for checking engament, followers, unfollows and Mutuals
Vibeshift is also currnelty adding more needs to the app from mvr https://vibeshift.ham.cooking/?ticket=123 (more to come soon too)
To feeling alienated and ostracize.
To leaving for months on end
Only to come back and fall into a shadowban hidden place.
the notion document has since removed his section as well as countless others.
I went dark for a few months after this happened on the app and completely forgot about it until I had friends who finally used my code to join, and they brought me back into the platform. The damage went from mild to worse in a few months.
Bot or not, once told me I was a buildooor, and shortly after, without knowing it, my only guess is others in the channels started labeling my posts as spam.
Sharing too much art due to my excitement of diving back into the Warpcast scene, thinking I was sharing my creations and light with the world, and going from seeing the "top caster badge" on my profile to even being shadowed from my channel, I co-ran at the time /wac
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WOW how do you have the time to write such amazing content about the amazing content lmao, I am truly envious 💜
Testing somethin If you see this please engage and respond. The algo is hiding me again. WEN can I break this loop. I swear its residuals from the shadowbanned days.
I can. 🕉 50000 $BETR
I‘m so glad to know you too. One day IRL 11111 $betr
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It’s real and still residual. I get all the bots yet really want connections. 11111 $betr waiting for the day that we can remove followers. Will be interesting and eye opening.
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I saw this on Recaster trending feed.
With some friends I made and hope that their content graces my feed too so we all grow here. Thanks for letting me know which algo is picking up the quantity of engagement of my size to reach “trending” Seeing later Screenshot 22 mins after you sent your message.
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Thanks for the art tip!!!!!!! And hunt!!!!
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Been a while fam. Thank you. 11111 $betr
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Hi. Ran by your profile and saw some beautiful blue shots. Nice to meet you. Arttip
Hi, and thank you! Was a bit disappointed that they got messed up because I didn’t make them secure enough to stay in the same spot for a week straight Pretty annoying when you wait 7 days for a pic and when you go get it you know it’s going to be a bit messed up lol. More next week hopefully! Nice to meet you too, I hope you’re doing well :)
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I seee it second post on my feed when I opened the app! 4444 $BETR
Thanks. 🫂
I see you 😄
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I can see this cast and reply on it too
Oooh from @fiids was it the trending tab? @pichi said @recaster-fc had it there. Thank you for the help with my algo experiments. 11111 $BETR https://paragraph.com/@jacque/algorthm-experiment
Yeah .. it was from the trending tab of fiids
Still working on understanding the ALGO here on @base.base.eth and @farcaster. Yet I wanted to sharing my posts and a bit of findings. Please keep in mind this is my own experience and taken at a grain of salt from speculation.
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Thank you @plantsnft
Will read 🫡
I’d also love to know how to set up and use your algo feed program. Please
Happy to walk you through it. Will reach out !
Great read, although I've only scratched the surface I love this topic 💜 @procoin curate BASED_OP
Same tbh it is a forever chase to figure it out and to help others get more awareness.
This cast has been curated to BASED_OP on the Feeds miniapp @jacque you have been issued BASED_OP shares Feed Market Cap: $111.97
I tried to like the article but it kept glitching! Did you receive anything?
It did! Sometimes that happens. Usually since we use storage here on the blockchain. I use so may likes over anything else. 💜 that and a lot of my old messages on this app are gone and that’s okay!
Gotcha! I’ll just check in like I did here in case I’m unsure. I plan to get on paragraph as well. It’s a side project I’ve abandoned. Thanks for the reminder!
What errors did you receive ?
I think she’s talking about liking on base/farcaster
It was within the paragraph site to connect my wallet to pay for the like. It would just freeze from the authorization point but apparently it went through. Thank you!
I still don't understand how the algo works on here tbh
None of us do TBH that is why we need ask questions do tests and m get the merkle team to share more transparency. 50 $tipn
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Thanks love
Same here
And the feed on @base.base.eth is different in a sense than farcaster. I’m really interested to learn how someone who is only on that app has experienced the content. 50 $tipn
I guess there’s still a lot more that is yet to be unwrapped