Sure, the algo suggested some of these videos multiple times, before I even watched one of them fully.
Comment on Is it just me, or are conspiracy theories trending right now?
PineapplePartisan@lemmy.world 11 months ago
You watched the video and scrolled the feed so the algo gave you more of it. Simple as that.
adonis@kbin.social 11 months ago
Signtist@lemmy.world 11 months ago
People who watch conspiracy videos tend to watch a lot of conspiracy videos, which the algorithm likes. So if your watch history suggests you might watch a conspiracy video, it’ll suggest them to you so that you’ll hopefully get pulled in and watch a bunch of videos.
JustAManOnAToilet@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Would that not mean that they’re trending though?
Signtist@lemmy.world 11 months ago
They’re trending heavily in their community, but nowhere else. It’s like how a bunch of audiophiles will probably watch a review of some super-expensive set of headphones, but nobody else will be interested at all.
Slacking@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
To add to the other reply, you also don’t need to watch a full video, they register slight pauses as you scroll. They also build a profile using all their platforms and multiple types of data.
anolemmi@lemmi.social 11 months ago
Yup. The sad truth is there’s no shortage of videos out there just waiting for you to engage, they will feed you literally anything at all as long as it gives them a click and some advertising money. It’s the scariest part about social media and the algorithms, because many many people are not even conscious enough to question what they’re being fed, and will just mindlessly soak it all up and take it as fact.
On the one hand yea it’s out of control and is partially to blame for the dumbing down of society, on the other hand it’s just the evolution of tabloids. People have always been bored and gullible.