Comment on YouTube relaxes moderation rules to allow more controversial content

• Opinionhaver@feddit.uk ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ 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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  • GammaGames@beehaw.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Fair, I spoke too strongly. My bad!

    I regularly get ads for airbrushed right wing talking heads arguing with college kids. That’s paid so not only the algorithm, but it is annoying!

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  • Ganbat@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    My personal experience doesn’t support the claim that right-wing media is being disproportionately pushed to people who aren’t interested in it.

    They didn’t ever make that claim, that’s just your straw man.

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