• e$tGyr#J2pqM8v@feddit.nl
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    7 months ago

    I like algorithms giving me suggestions in all sorts of ways, but not shady ones. None of the people around me seem to mind, but I worry about a company like Google strongly influencing what information we consume. Even if they didn’t use this influence, it’s dangerous to have them in the position where they could.

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      7 months ago

      Alphabet also shapes what content creators are most likely to create by demonetizing controversial or dissenting videos.

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        7 months ago

        “Dissenting” here meaning using a swear word within 1 minute of an ad break, videos under a set length, and new content not dropping every week, in addition to what you normally think the word dissenting means

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          7 months ago

          A lot of the most popular YouTube creators only post every few months and their content always gets plenty of impressions

          They have a rule about not swearing at the start of a video because of the auto play feature and various accessibility tools, having it is probably better than the result of not having it.

          I regularly get offered videos of all lengths including variations of mr skellybones that are between 8 and 15 seconds, though since shorts were added those are normally uploaded there now. Yes shorter videos earn less money and yes of course they do, why wouldn’t they? If lord of the rings was two minutes long then I I imagine the box set would be cheaper.

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      7 months ago

      Honestly, the only social media i clearly see this is instagram and their comments. They sort by controversial to get engagement and an emotional response and affects my mood negatively tremendously (can’t find a single clip with a woman that doesn’t have a misogynistic comment in top10). TikTok is heaven for me in comparison, it’s my happy place.

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      7 months ago

      You have the correct idea, but it’s way too late for most people. This “pre-selection” made by most services have been in place for a long while, and these days people even complains when they are not fed with it.

      It is a sad state of affair; thankfully at some point enough people might move away from these automated suggestions, but I’m not holding my breath.