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I’d imagine that the inflammatory content in question mostly gets demonetized just the same, so I don’t really see what the issue is. It’s not like a specific kind of content is being treated differently, or is it?

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MaggiWuerze@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
It does not, because demonetized content is also no longer pushed by the algorithm. Since the right wing stuff still gets pushed to the front page and recommendations, it p4obably eid not get demonetized

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- Opinionhaver@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  
  Since the right wing stuff still gets pushed to the front page
  
  I find this hard to believe since it goes against my decades long personal experience using YouTube. The moment I click on a “Ben Shapiro destroys” video, sure - I get plenty more in my feed. But they also go away when I stop engaging. In my experience, YouTube does a great job of recommending me the kind of content I actually like to watch.
  
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  - Ganbat@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    
    The moment I click on a “Ben Shapiro destroys” video, sure - I get plenty more in my feed. But they also go away when I stop engaging.
    
    Uh huh. Which means they’re being pushed to people they think will engage, which means they’re being monetized or are at least considered monetizable if the creator isn’t eligible. Like they said.
    
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    Opinionhaver@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    Well yeah, isn’t that the whole point of the recommendation algorithm? To suggest content people might find engaging. If a “Ben Shapiro destroys” video doesn’t break any rules, then what’s the issue with it being monetized? What I’m doubting here is the claim that this kind of content is somehow disproportionately pushed to people who have no interest in it.
    
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  - GammaGames@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    Your personal experience validated their claim, what are you talking about
    
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    Opinionhaver@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    No, it doesn’t. If I watch a 15-second funny video from nine years ago, my feed gets flooded with other short clips like that - that’s just how the algorithm works. My personal experience doesn’t support the claim that right-wing media is being disproportionately pushed to people who aren’t interested in it. If I click on that kind of video, it means I’m interested in it - so of course I get recommended more.
    
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