Comment on YouTube relaxes moderation rules to allow more controversial content
Ganbat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 days agoThe 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.
Opinionhaver@feddit.uk 4 days 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.
Ganbat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
The issue, my friend, is that such videos often do break the rules on hateful content and on misinformation (though those rules may have also been removed after 2020), but are still able to be monetized regardless.
Straw man. You may have had that argument with someone else, but no one on this comment chain ever made that claim but you.